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Pfaff, Pascal
🇫🇷FIDE 36070785· Male· France· Born in 1963
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Pascal Pfaff, a 63-year-old French player, is rated 1558. He has held steady between 1550 and 1600 for 6 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 23eme Open International de Paques Saint Die des Vosges Tournoi A, 31e Open de Selestat - Tournoi B (1500-1799), and Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r5. Also played 1 rapid event (including Rapide de Saint-Die des Vosges 2025) recently. His peak of 1597 was reached at age 63 (Mar 2026).
Current rating
1558
Standard
Rpd1545·Blz—
All-time high
1597
−39 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 63
Mar 2026 · age 63
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#162,330
#162,330 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2026
All-time peak 1597
at age 63 · −39 from today
Mar 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+305 Elo)
1257 → 1562
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1500
at age 61
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 61
Mar 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 60
Jan 2023
2016
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 53
Sep 2016
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+12
1546 → 1558
Tournaments
7
38 games
Score
17/ 3844.7%
18W2D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsJulien Skotarek1,454·27eme Open International de Wasselonne - Tournoi C (moins de 1700)·R5·-13.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/6 | #41 | 988 | -30.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/7 | #54 | 1538 | -11.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #522 | 2310 | +7.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #570 | 2238 | +6.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/6 | #4 | 1913 | +30.2 |
Worst Elo result: 23eme Open International de Paques Saint Die des Vosges Tournoi A (-30.2 Elo, finished #41).
Rankings
/
France
#12,676
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#106,143
in continent
World
#162,312
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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