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Philip, Sylvain
🇫🇷FIDE 36025399· Male· France· Born in 1979
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Sylvain Philip, a 47-year-old French player, is rated 1866 — just 2 short of his peak of 1868 (Mar 2026, age 47). He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 6 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent appearances: Championnat de la Loire 2025-2026 r7 and Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r7-9. Also played 2 rapid events (including 2e Tournoi Rapide d'Echecs de Saint Chamond) recently.
Current rating
1866
Standard
Rpd1852·Blz1848
All-time high
1868
−2 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 47
Mar 2026 · age 47
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#56,931
#56,931 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
All-time peak 1868
at age 47 · −2 from today
Mar 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+178 Elo)
1666 → 1844
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 45
Mar 2024
2022
100 career games
at age 43
Dec 2022
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 38
Jan 2017
2015
Crossed 1600
at age 36
Jul 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+19
1847 → 1866
Tournaments
13
23 games
Score
13.5/ 2358.7%
11W5D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/7 | #11 | 1876 | -0.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #10 | 1818 | -1.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #494 | 1849 | -1.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #5 | 1880 | +0.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #183 | 2588 | +8.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #490 | 1910 | +1.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #26 | 1158 | -7.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #10 | 2538 | +7.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2/2 | #30 | 2702 | +23.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #3 | 2459 | +5.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTuncay Acikgoz
🇫🇷FRA·1992
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Jun 2024
View head-to-head →
vsFranco Minchilli
🇫🇷FRA·1681
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsOvidiu Bumba
🇷🇴ROU·2005
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met May 2024
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vsAnthony Muller
🇫🇷FRA·2256
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Dec 2023
View head-to-head →
Rankings
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France
#3,483
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#41,747
in continent
World
#56,930
out of 400,000+
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