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RM
Romero, Michel
🇫🇷FIDE 36023566· Male· France· Born in 1965
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Michel Romero, a 61-year-old French player, is rated 1820 — just 5 short of his peak of 1825 (Jan 2026, age 61). He is progressing steadily with +40 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 22e Bois-Colombes Chess Master - Open B, Open Veterans et Seniors plus - Cambrai 2025, and Championnat de France 2025 - Open C. Also played 2 rapid events (including 4e Bois-Colombes Rapide Chess Master) recently. He took a 55-month break between May 2014 and Jan 2019.
Current rating
1820
Standard
Rpd1746·Blz1793
All-time high
1825
−5 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 61
Jan 2026 · age 61
Activity
39
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#70,155
#70,155 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
All-time peak 1825
at age 61 · −5 from today
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 60
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+176 Elo)
1640 → 1816
Aug 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 59
Mar 2024
2022
100 career games
at age 57
Feb 2022
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 54
Apr 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+40
1780 → 1820
Tournaments
5
32 games
Score
17/ 3253.1%
13W8D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/7 | #248 | 1832 | +1.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #193 | 1159 | -5.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/6 | #3 | 1952 | +23.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/9 | #57 | 1781 | -6.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/9 | #43 | 1891 | +27.8 |
Rankings
/
France
#4,435
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#51,005
in continent
World
#70,154
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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