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BJ
Berthou, Jules
🇫🇷FIDE 45101817· Male· France· Born in 2008
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Jules Berthou, a 18-year-old French player, is rated 2161 — just 7 short of his peak of 2168 (Feb 2026, age 18) and sitting in the top 3% of French players under 18, and in the top 5% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +44 Elo over the past 12 months. 52 rated games in the past year (≈39/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 32e Open International d'Echecs de Tarbes, Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r7-9, and Premier Open d'ete de Fontenilles (-2400). Also played 6 rapid (including 7eme Open FIDE d'Echecs Rapides de Sainte Foy d'Aigrefeuille) and 4 blitz events (including Festival Agneaux 2025 - Blitz Individuel Qualifications) recently.
At junior level, he reached #23, #20, #56 and #76 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2161
Standard
Rpd2189·Blz1945
All-time high
2168
−7 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 18
Feb 2026 · age 18
Activity
43
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
43 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#30 · French players under 18 · of 1,015
Career timeline
12 entries2026
23rd French U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2168
Feb 2026
All-time peak 2168
at age 18 · −7 from today
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 17
Jun 2025
2024
20th French U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2102
Oct 2024
Crossed 2100
at age 16
Oct 2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 16
May 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+44
2117 → 2161
Tournaments
11
43 games
Score
31/ 4372.1%
27W8D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/7 | #11 | 2134 | +5.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/7 | #2 | 2171 | +9.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #610 | 2054 | -16.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #607 | 2051 | -6.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #96 | 2813 | +12.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #921 | 2200 | +2.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #598 | 2155 | 0.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #371 | 2946 | +20.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/6 | #1 | 2192 | +18.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/9 | #15 | 2070 | -18.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsOscar Pires
🇫🇷FRA·1957
+4 −3 =11
18 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsAlexandre Ara
🇫🇷FRA·1961
+7 −1 =2
10 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMael Rigaud-Retourne
🇫🇷FRA·2088
+5 −2 =3
10 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsPierre-Yves ToulzacFM
🇫🇷FRA·2106
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsGuillaume Vine
🇫🇷FRA·1906
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
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France
#538
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#7,487
in continent
World
#10,506
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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