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Assam, Mehdi
🇫🇷FIDE 36059285· Male· France· Born in 1989
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Mehdi Assam, a 37-year-old French player, is rated 1734 — just 27 short of his peak of 1761 (Apr 2025, age 36). He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 13 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r6, Team 2026 - NOR Janvier, and 21eme Festival International de Dieppe A - Grand Prix Duchesse de Berry. Also played 1 rapid event (including 7eme Rapide de Petit-Caux) recently. He took a 23-month break between Nov 2020 and Nov 2022 (COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1734
Standard
Rpd1658·Blz—
All-time high
1761
−27 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 36
Apr 2025 · age 36
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#98,091
#98,091 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
All-time peak 1761
at age 36 · −27 from today
Apr 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+250 Elo)
1449 → 1699
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 35
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 35
Mar 2024
2022
100 career games
at age 33
Nov 2022
2020
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1464 → returned at 1455
Nov 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-9
1743 → 1734
Tournaments
4
13 games
Score
6/ 1346.2%
4W4D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMehdi Bihi1,873·21eme Festival International de Dieppe A - Grand Prix Duchesse de Berry·R2·+13.6
2.[W]vsTheo Cuisset1,586·21eme Festival International de Dieppe A - Grand Prix Duchesse de Berry·R8·+5.8
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #1103 | 1040 | -7.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #75 | 1659 | -2.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/1 | #888 | 2538 | -0.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/9 | #102 | 1749 | +0.2 |
Rankings
/
France
#6,692
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#69,679
in continent
World
#98,089
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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