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Contignon, Richard
🇫🇷FIDE 36009369· Male· France· Born in 1946
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Richard Contignon, a 80-year-old French player, is rated 1479. He has slipped back 38 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Tournoi interne ECV 2025-2026 r6-7, Team 2026 - 60mn Mars, and Championnat de Vaucluse Veterans et Seniors 2025-26 r6-7. Also played 5 rapid events (including Rapide Veteran et senior plus du Vaucluse 2026) recently. His peak of 1522 was reached at age 79 (Jan 2025).
Current rating
1479
Standard
Rpd1484·Blz—
All-time high
1522
−43 pts below
Jan 2025 · age 79
Jan 2025 · age 79
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#193,718
#193,718 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+355 Elo)
1167 → 1522
Jan 2025
All-time peak 1522
at age 79 · −43 from today
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 1500
at age 78
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 78
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1200
at age 78
Mar 2024
100 career games
at age 78
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Avenirperf 1646 (+141) · 4.5/7 · #184
Top opponent
Evolution
-38
1517 → 1479
Tournaments
7
24 games
Score
8.5/ 2435.4%
8W3D13L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsJean-Michel Seignour1,427·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Avenir·R7·+7.8
3.[W]vsAnne-Marie Feron1,423·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Avenir·R2·+7.7
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsBernard Denechaud1,625·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Avenir·R8·-6.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/1 | #11 | 2297 | +0.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #1188 | 1642 | +8.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/2 | #25 | 640 | -22.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #25 | 847 | -6.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #16 | 921 | -5.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/3 | #12 | 1611 | +6.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/7 | #184 | 1646 | -18.8 |
Worst Elo result: Championnat de Vaucluse Veterans et Seniors 2025-26 r6-7 (-22.6 Elo, finished #25).
Most-Played Opponents
vsFrederic Jullien
🇫🇷FRA·1512
+5 −3 =0
8 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsGerard Dumas
🇫🇷FRA
+5 −2 =0
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsJean-Pierre Dubus
🇫🇷FRA·1438
+5 −2 =0
7 games·last met Jun 2019
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vsJeannette Margaillan
🇫🇷FRA·1408
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsRene Kermann
🇫🇷FRA·1567
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
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France
#15,513
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#120,427
in continent
World
#193,635
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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