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Vallee, Louis
FM🇫🇷FIDE 45103291· Male· France· Born in 2008
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Louis Vallee, a 18-year-old French FIDE Master, is rated 2401 — his current career high and ranked 2nd among French players under 18, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +148 Elo over the past 12 months. 82 rated games in the past year (≈69/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Championnat de France des Jeunes 2026 - U18, Team 2026 - Coupe de France 8e Finale, and 24th Rochefort Chess Festival - Masters. Also played 2 rapid (including Les Internationaux de France Rapide 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Les Internationaux de France Blitz 2025) recently. He reached French #67 in May 2026.
Awarded FM in 2024 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #82 in U18, World #96 in U16 and #4, #4, #3 and #57 nationally in U14, U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
2401
Standard
Rpd2209·Blz2310
All-time high
2401
at best
May 2026 · age 18
May 2026 · age 18
Activity
86
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
82 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#2
#2 · French players under 18 · of 1,020
Career timeline
22 entries2026
Peak French rank: #67
at age 18 · rated 2401
May 2026
82nd U18 player worldwide
at age 18 · rated 2401
May 2026
Crossed 2400
at age 18
May 2026
All-time peak 2401
at age 18
May 2026
K-factor lowered to 10
at age 18
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 17
Sep 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+141
2260 → 2401
Tournaments
9
64 games
Score
45/ 6470.3%
39W12D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsNino MaisuradzeWGM2,144·5e Festival International de La Plagne Soleil - Tournoi Maitre·R4·-13.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7.5/9 | #3 | 2432 | +13.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #21 | 2850 | +2.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/9 | #27 | 2389 | +5.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2/2 | #34 | 3101 | +16.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6.5/9 | #2 | 2481 | +36.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/9 | #5 | 2495 | +53.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #26 | 2256 | -2.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/7 | #117 | 2153 | -22.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6/9 | #20 | 2270 | +10.2 |
Worst Elo result: 5e Festival International de La Plagne Soleil - Tournoi Maitre (-22.6 Elo, finished #117).
Most-Played Opponents
vsTristan BreuilFM
🇫🇷FRA·2309
+5 −3 =3
11 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsGabriel Thill-Solente
🇫🇷FRA·2169
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsUlysse Ciarletta
🇫🇷FRA·2195
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsBaptiste LissillourFM
🇫🇷FRA·2269
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsAlbert Arousstamian
🇫🇷FRA·2029
+4 −2 =0
6 games·last met Nov 2024
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Rankings
/
France
#67
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#1,045
in continent
World
#1,665
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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