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Desert, Xavier
🇫🇷FIDE 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 3 rapid (including 25eme Open Rapide Olympique Grande Synthe) and 1 blitz events (including 2eme Open Blitz de l'Olympique Grande-Synthe) recently.
Current rating
1937
Standard
Rpd1965·Blz1993
All-time high
1961
−24 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 50
Jan 2026 · age 50
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#39,434
#39,434 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+11
1926 → 1937
Tournaments
8
16 games
Score
9.5/ 1659.4%
8W3D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #2294 | 1928 | -0.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/9 | #193 | 1924 | -8.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #1496 | 1766 | -4.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #1732 | 1158 | -10.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #745 | 2689 | +8.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #65 | 2789 | +11.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #311 | 2706 | +9.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #463 | 2556 | +5.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGeert Danneel
🇧🇪BEL·1993
+4 −4 =3
11 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsRaphael Lopez
🇫🇷FRA·1505
+9 −0 =0
9 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsBrice Gandreuil
🇫🇷FRA·1969
+4 −4 =1
9 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsMalic Bouguern
🇫🇷FRA·1712
+7 −1 =0
8 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsJean Lucas
🇫🇷FRA·1769
+6 −1 =0
7 games·last met Jan 2025
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Rankings
/
France
#2,328
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#29,128
in continent
World
#39,433
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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