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Bouriel, Michel
🇫🇷FIDE 36024040· Male· France· Born in 1952
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Michel Bouriel, a 74-year-old French player, is rated 1556. He has fluctuated between 1549 and 1611 over the past 2 years. 14 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Open 13 2025-26 r8-9, 39eme Festival International des Jeux de Cannes - Open C (-1700), and Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r2. His peak of 1611 was reached at age 73 (Jan 2025).
Current rating
1556
Standard
Rpd1503·Blz—
All-time high
1611
−55 pts below
Jan 2025 · age 73
Jan 2025 · age 73
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#163,156
#163,156 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
14 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+302 Elo)
1309 → 1611
Jan 2025
All-time peak 1611
at age 73 · −55 from today
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 72
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 72
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 72
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1338 → returned at 1338
Feb 2020
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-19
1575 → 1556
Tournaments
5
18 games
Score
7/ 1838.9%
7W2D9L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsValentin Matteoda1,451·39eme Festival International des Jeux de Cannes - Open C (-1700)·R3·+7.0
3.[W]vsJean-Michel Seignour1,423·39eme Festival International des Jeux de Cannes - Open C (-1700)·R9·+6.3
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSebastien Duchatel1,465·39eme Festival International des Jeux de Cannes - Open C (-1700)·R7·-12.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #14 | 1580 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/8 | #17 | 1598 | +6.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #26 | 1629 | -1.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0/2 | #47 | 785 | -19.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #2426 | 882 | -7.0 |
Rankings
/
France
#12,746
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#106,553
in continent
World
#163,136
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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