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Taurines, Charles
🇫🇷FIDE 36020265· Male· France· Born in 1970
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Charles Taurines, a 56-year-old French player, is rated 1918 — just 24 short of his peak of 1942 (Jul 2022, age 52). He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and took a 29-month break between Jul 2016 and Jan 2019. Recent appearance: Albi-XXeme open fide Tarn Nord 2025 (-2400). Also played 1 rapid (including 4th Pinnacle FIDE Rated Rapid Chess Tournament 2025) and 3 blitz events (including Tournoi de blitz d'Albi 22 mai 2026) recently.
Current rating
1918
Standard
Rpd1885·Blz1975
All-time high
1942
−24 pts below
Jul 2022 · age 52
Jul 2022 · age 52
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#43,725
#43,725 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2022
100 career games
at age 52
Dec 2022
All-time peak 1942
at age 52 · −24 from today
Jul 2022
2016
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 1910 → returned at 1916
Jul 2016
2015
Best 12-month gain (+89 Elo)
1831 → 1920
May 2015
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 45
Mar 2015
2013
Crossed 1800
at age 43
Jul 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+4
1914 → 1918
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
4/ 666.7%
4W0D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/6 | #17 | 1939 | +4.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPhilippe Fabre
🇫🇷FRA·1719
+9 −2 =0
11 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsGerard Lopez
🇫🇷FRA·1800
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsPierre-Louis Adami
🇫🇷FRA·1854
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsPierre Aurejac
🇫🇷FRA·1641
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsAlain Grard
🇫🇷FRA·1695
+6 −0 =0
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
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France
#2,605
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#32,253
in continent
World
#43,724
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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