Format
FP
Fornes, Paul
🇫🇷FIDE 36005363· Male· France· Born in 1960
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Paul Fornes, a 66-year-old French player, is rated 1690 — just 30 short of his peak of 1720 (Mar 2024, age 64). He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 39 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included), 17 months (2022–2024) and 13 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: rencontre intergenerationnelle de Reims 2026. Also played 1 rapid event (including 22eme Trophee de la ville de Reims Principal) recently.
Current rating
1690
Standard
Rpd1668·Blz1652
All-time high
1720
−30 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 64
Mar 2024 · age 64
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#113,336
#113,336 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
14 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+193 Elo)
1527 → 1720
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 64
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1720
at age 64 · −30 from today
Mar 2024
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1720 → returned at 1697
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1527 → returned at 1720
Sep 2022
2019
Inactive for 39 months
paused at 1556 → returned at 1527
May 2019
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-7
1697 → 1690
Tournaments
1
2 games
Score
1/ 250.0%
1W0D1L
Top 1 win
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #7 | 1494 | -7.2 |
Rankings
/
France
#8,012
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#79,192
in continent
World
#113,333
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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