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Blanchard, Samuel
🇫🇷FIDE 36023990· Male· France· Born in 1968
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Samuel Blanchard, a 58-year-old French player, is rated 1952. He has fluctuated between 1908 and 1972 over the past 2 years. 49 rated games in the past year (≈55/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 9eme Open FIDE de Laverune (-2400), Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r7-9, and 19eme Open FIDE de l'Echecs Club Montpellier. Also played 3 rapid (including 39eme rapide d'orange principal) and 1 blitz events (including 1er Festival des horloges - Blitz) recently. His peak of 1983 was reached at age 50 (Jan 2018).
Current rating
1952
Standard
Rpd1866·Blz1890
All-time high
1983
−31 pts below
Jan 2018 · age 50
Jan 2018 · age 50
Activity
53
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#36,253
#36,253 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2023
Best 12-month gain (+142 Elo)
1817 → 1959
Aug 2023
2022
Re-crossed 1800
at age 54
Dec 2022
500 career games
at age 54
Nov 2022
2018
All-time peak 1983
at age 50 · −31 from today
Jan 2018
2016
100 career games
at age 48
Oct 2016
2014
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 46
Dec 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+20
1932 → 1952
Tournaments
9
37 games
Score
21/ 3756.8%
15W12D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 4/8 | #53 | 2035 | +13.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/6 | #16 | 1981 | +8.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #484 | 1899 | -4.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #904 | 1196 | -9.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #105 | 2740 | +10.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/6 | #17 | 2256 | +30.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #904 | 1273 | -6.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #1051 | 988 | -14.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/8 | #44 | 2140 | +25.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMichel Bonnafous
🇫🇷FRA·1897
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsPierre DussolFM
🇫🇷FRA·1974
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Aug 2022
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vsJean-Fred Fournier
🇫🇷FRA·1660
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Jul 2022
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vsValerie Vette
🇫🇷FRA·1798
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsDavit BaroyanCM
🇫🇷FRA·2154
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
France
#2,086
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#26,775
in continent
World
#36,252
out of 400,000+
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