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Desert, Xavier

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FIDEFIDE 36029416· Male· France· Born in 1976

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Xavier Desert, a 50-year-old French player, is rated 1937 — just 24 short of his peak of 1961 (Jan 2026, age 50). He has fluctuated between 1899 and 1961 over the past 2 years. 16 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7, 42e Open International d'echecs de Cappelle la Grande, and Team 2026 - Coupe de France 2eme tour. Also played 5 rapid (including 24eme Tournoi Rapide d'Echecs de Bethune) and 1 blitz events (including 2eme Open Blitz de l'Olympique Grande-Synthe) recently.

Current rating

1937

Standard

Rpd1947·Blz1993

All-time high

1961

−24 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 50

Activity

15

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#39,459

#39,459 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

8 entries
2026
All-time peak 1961
at age 50 · −24 from today
Jan 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+85 Elo)
1834 → 1919
Feb 2025
2019
100 career games
at age 43
Mar 2019
2015
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 39
Apr 2015
Re-crossed 1800
at age 39
Mar 2015
2014
Crossed 1800
at age 38
Apr 2014

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Guillaume Tupet 1,989
Team 2026 - Coupe de France 2eme tour · Nov 2025 · +11.0 Elo
Evolution
+11
1926 → 1937
Tournaments
8
16 games
Score
9.5/ 1659.4%
8W3D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#22941928-0.6
42e Open International d'echecs de Cappelle la Grande
Open Swiss
Feb 20264.5/9#1931924-8.8
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r5
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#14961766-4.8
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r4
Team
Jan 20260/1#17321158-10.0
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r3
Team
Dec 20251/1#7452689+8.2

Rankings

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France
#2,300
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#29,146
in continent
World
#39,459
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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6
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8
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9
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10
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2300🇫🇷Desert, Xavier1,937
Europe
1
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2
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3
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3
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2,759
5
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6
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7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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10
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29146🇫🇷Desert, Xavier1,937
World
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2,840
2
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3
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5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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10
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39459🇫🇷Desert, Xavier1,937