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Desert, Jacques
🇫🇷FIDE 36012149· Male· France· Born in 1972
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Jacques Desert, a 54-year-old French player, is rated 1470. He has fluctuated between 1463 and 1524 over the past 2 years. 15 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 13eme Open B Fide de Gonfreville l'Orcher (-1700), Team 2026 - NOR Avril, and Team 2026 - NOR Mars. Also played 1 rapid event (including 18eme Tournoi rapide d'Orcher La Tour) recently. His peak of 1524 was reached at age 53 (Dec 2025).
Current rating
1470
Standard
Rpd1554·Blz—
All-time high
1524
−54 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 53
Dec 2025 · age 53
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#196,933
#196,933 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
All-time peak 1524
at age 53 · −54 from today
Dec 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 53
Oct 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+339 Elo)
1143 → 1482
Apr 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 52
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1200
at age 52
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1237 → returned at 1221
Oct 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
21eme Festival International de Dieppe B - Les Vikings (-1700 Elo)perf 1726 (+205) · 5.5/8 · #18
Top opponent
Evolution
-23
1493 → 1470
Tournaments
5
19 games
Score
9/ 1947.4%
7W4D8L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsLudovic Franoux1,587·21eme Festival International de Dieppe B - Les Vikings (-1700 Elo)·R2·+11.9
3.[W]vsFrederic Gauthier1,556·21eme Festival International de Dieppe B - Les Vikings (-1700 Elo)·R5·+11.0
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/4 | #80 | 1871 | -26.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #85 | 850 | -6.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #88 | 799 | -7.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #97 | 684 | -11.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/8 | #18 | 1726 | +31.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsThomas Desert
🇫🇷FRA·1643
+3 −3 =2
8 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsThibault Desert
🇫🇷FRA·1629
+1 −4 =2
7 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsJerome Mercenne
🇫🇷FRA·1539
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Mar 2024
View head-to-head →
vsPatrice Dufeux
🇫🇷FRA·1646
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Oct 2021
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Rankings
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France
#15,796
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#121,740
in continent
World
#196,830
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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