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Paul, Daniel
🇫🇷FIDE 36009679· Male· France· Born in 1950
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Daniel Paul, a 76-year-old French player, is rated 1722. He has slipped back 36 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent appearances: 24th Rochefort Chess Festival - Accession and 23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Cavalier. His peak of 1836 was reached at age 64 (Apr 2014).
Current rating
1722
Standard
Rpd1708·Blz—
All-time high
1836
−114 pts below
Apr 2014 · age 64
Apr 2014 · age 64
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#102,130
#102,130 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
77th French 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1722
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+134 Elo)
1665 → 1799
Dec 2024
2022
71st French 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 1714
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1673 → returned at 1694
Mar 2020
2019
100th French 65-70 player
at age 69 · rated 1778
Sep 2019
2016
100 career games
at age 66
Jun 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-36
1758 → 1722
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
8/ 1844.4%
7W2D9L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsPascal Bignonneau1,677·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Cavalier·R8·+8.7
3.[W]vsHugo Soblechero1,677·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Cavalier·R6·+8.7
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsGiovane Giuliani1,664·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Cavalier·R7·-11.7
2.[L]vsKenji Hildwein1,693·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Cavalier·R4·-10.9
3.[L]vsPhilippe Roche1,696·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Cavalier·R9·-10.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/9 | #53 | 1711 | -2.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/9 | #226 | 1624 | -33.8 |
Worst Elo result: 23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Cavalier (-33.8 Elo, finished #226).
Rankings
/
France
#7,069
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#72,295
in continent
World
#102,128
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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