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BJ
Billaud, Jean-Michel
🇫🇷FIDE 36061042· Male· France· Born in 1965
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Jean-Michel Billaud, a 61-year-old French player, is rated 1827 — just 11 short of his peak of 1838 (Jan 2016, age 51). He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and took a 41-month break between May 2019 and Nov 2022 (COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - ARA Avril, Team 2026 - ARA Janvier, and Team 2026 - ARA Novembre.
Current rating
1827
Standard
Rpd1821·Blz—
All-time high
1838
−11 pts below
Jan 2016 · age 51
Jan 2016 · age 51
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#68,087
#68,087 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+148 Elo)
1674 → 1822
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 59
Mar 2024
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 57
Dec 2022
2019
Inactive for 41 months
paused at 1680 → returned at 1688
May 2019
2016
Crossed 1800
at age 51
Jan 2016
Crossed 1600
at age 51
Jan 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-10
1837 → 1827
Tournaments
3
3 games
Score
1/ 333.3%
0W2D1L
Top 1 win
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #167 | 1734 | -2.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #203 | 1929 | +2.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #268 | 1024 | -10.4 |
Rankings
/
France
#4,286
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#49,596
in continent
World
#68,086
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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