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Boyer, Mahel
GM🇫🇷FIDE 45102422· Male· France· Born in 2004
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Mahel Boyer, a 22-year-old French Grandmaster, is rated 2485 and ranked 25th among French players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has slipped back 36 Elo over the past 12 months. 98 rated games in the past year (≈109/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 President's Cup - National College Chess Championship, 2026 Texas Grand Circuit #1 - International Section, and 2026 Saint Louis Masters. Also played 2 rapid (including Les Internationaux de France Rapide 2025) and 3 blitz events (including The American Cup 2026 - Blitz) recently. His peak of 2542 was reached at age 21 (Jul 2025, World #377 at the time).
Awarded GM in 2025 (age 21), IM in 2021 (age 17), and FM in 2019 (age 15). At junior level, he reached World #19 in U20, World #30 in U18, World #61 in U16, World #47 in U14 and #16 nationally in U12.
Current rating
2485
Standard
Rpd2503·Blz2478
All-time high
2542
−57 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 21
Jul 2025 · age 21
Activity
132
games / yr avg. · ≈11/mo
98 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#25
#25 · French players · of 17,422
Career timeline
24 entries2025
Peak French rank: #14
at age 21 · rated 2542
Jul 2025
Peak World rank: #377
at age 21 · rated 2542
Jul 2025
All-time peak 2542
at age 21 · −57 from today
Jul 2025
GM title awardedGM
at age 21 · 2025 1st FIDE Council
Apr 2025
2024
19th U20 player worldwide
at age 20 · rated 2526
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 2500
at age 20
Nov 2024
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-38
2523 → 2485
Tournaments
12
86 games
Score
47/ 8654.7%
29W36D21L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsShawn Rodrigue-LemieuxGM2,532·2026 President's Cup - National College Chess Championship·R1·+5.7
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 2.5/3 | #1 | 2752 | +10.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 7/9 | #1 | 2544 | +11.5 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/8 | #60 | 2387 | -11.2 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 3.5/9 | #8 | 2396 | -11.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/6 | #128 | 2126 | -28.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/9 | #24 | 2469 | -5.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/9 | #52 | 2442 | -6.5 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/8 | #5 | 2556 | +4.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1.5/5 | #182 | 2404 | -8.7 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #34 | 2480 | -5.7 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsChristian BauerGM
🇫🇷FRA·2557
+2 −16 =3
21 games·last met May 2025
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vsPierre Laurent-PaoliGM
🇫🇷FRA·2520
+4 −9 =4
17 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsMaxime LagardeGM
🇫🇷FRA·2618
+3 −7 =4
14 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsBilel BellahceneGM
🇩🇿ALG·2493
+2 −5 =6
13 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsAnatole VlachosIM
🇬🇷GRE·2483
+5 −3 =2
10 games·last met Apr 2025
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Rankings
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France
#25
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#419
in continent
World
#705
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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