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Desire, Michael
🇫🇷FIDE 36005592· Male· France· Born in 1984
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Michael Desire, a 42-year-old French player, is rated 1762. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and took a 12-month break between Nov 2024 and Dec 2025. Recent appearance: Open de l'Ile de la Reunion 2026. His peak of 1836 was reached at age 32 (Nov 2016).
Current rating
1762
Standard
Rpd1743·Blz1776
All-time high
1836
−74 pts below
Nov 2016 · age 32
Nov 2016 · age 32
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#88,511
#88,511 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1778 → returned at 1777
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+160 Elo)
1646 → 1806
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 40
Mar 2024
2016
All-time peak 1836
at age 32 · −74 from today
Nov 2016
100 career games
at age 32
Nov 2016
Re-crossed 1800
at age 32
Apr 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-16
1778 → 1762
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5.5/ 961.1%
5W1D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/6 | #16 | 2024 | -16.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsEric Frelicot
🇫🇷FRA·1740
+7 −3 =0
10 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsMiloud Mezouaghi
🇫🇷FRA·2010
+1 −9 =0
10 games·last met Jun 2023
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vsJean Emeric Dace
🇫🇷FRA·1772
+3 −4 =2
9 games·last met Jun 2023
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vsMaxime Triton
🇫🇷FRA·1998
+2 −6 =1
9 games·last met Mar 2023
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vsNino Larmet
🇫🇷FRA·2030
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met Nov 2020
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Rankings
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France
#5,925
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#63,469
in continent
World
#88,509
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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