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FC
Falik, Charles
🇫🇷FIDE 36067466· Male· France· Born in 1952
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Charles Falik, a 74-year-old French player, is rated 1504. He has slipped back 32 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - OCC Avril, Second open d'Hiver de Fontenilles 2026 (-1800), and Premier Open d'ete de Fontenilles B (-1700). Also played 6 rapid events (including 7eme Open FIDE d'Echecs Rapides de Sainte Foy d'Aigrefeuille) recently. He took a 14-month break between Feb 2024 and May 2025. His peak of 1545 was reached at age 72 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1504
Standard
Rpd1451·Blz—
All-time high
1545
−41 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 72
Mar 2024 · age 72
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#184,210
#184,210 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+373 Elo)
1172 → 1545
Jul 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 72
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 72
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1545
at age 72 · −41 from today
Mar 2024
6-month rising streak
+343 Elo
Mar 2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1242 → returned at 1536
Feb 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-32
1536 → 1504
Tournaments
3
20 games
Score
5/ 2025.0%
7W5D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1.5/1 | #193 | 2429 | +3.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/5 | #40 | 1426 | -21.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/4 | #31 | 1678 | -14.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBruno Estadieu
🇫🇷FRA·1590
+2 −5 =0
7 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsRobert De Biasi
🇫🇷FRA·1512
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Feb 2022
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vsArnaud Mouret
🇫🇷FRA·1685
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Jan 2020
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vsMichel De Baralle
🇫🇷FRA·1458
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Feb 2023
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vsJose Espineira
🇫🇷FRA·1674
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Nov 2019
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Rankings
/
France
#14,669
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#116,469
in continent
World
#184,159
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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