Format
RS
Richard, Sylvain
🇫🇷FIDE 45110140· Male· France· Born in 1978
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Sylvain Richard, a 48-year-old French player, is rated 1725. He has slipped back 31 Elo over the past 12 months. 37 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Championnat International d'Echecs de Lyon Henri Rinck 2026, Team 2026 - ARA Avril, and Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7. Also played 15 rapid events (including Tournoi des Aventuriers Courtois du 27 septembre 2025) recently. He took a 24-month break between Nov 2020 and Dec 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1842 was reached at age 46 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1725
Standard
Rpd1711·Blz1830
All-time high
1842
−117 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 46
Mar 2024 · age 46
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
37 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#101,148
#101,148 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+105 Elo)
1737 → 1842
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 46
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1842
at age 46 · −117 from today
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 1786 → returned at 1759
Nov 2020
2018
100 career games
at age 40
Feb 2018
2016
Crossed 1800
at age 38
Apr 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-31
1756 → 1725
Tournaments
9
39 games
Score
19.5/ 3950.0%
12W15D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/8 | #132 | 1784 | -17.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #102 | 1766 | +1.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #1225 | 2389 | +6.0 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 5.5/7 | #1 | 1936 | +44.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #146 | 1804 | +3.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #193 | 1657 | -2.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #12 | 1550 | -41.4 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 2/7 | #8 | 1627 | -24.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #182 | 1700 | -1.6 |
Worst Elo result: XIX Trophee International de Lyon 2025 open B (elo -1900) (-41.4 Elo, finished #12).
Most-Played Opponents
vsImad Ouardi
🇫🇷FRA·2115
+4 −4 =2
10 games·last met May 2026
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vsMatin Rahnama
🇫🇷FRA·1863
+3 −3 =2
8 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsClarence Bernard
🇫🇷FRA·1950
+3 −4 =0
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsArmin Otari
🇫🇷FRA·1586
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsMethodi Tomanov
🇫🇷FRA·1641
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
France
#6,985
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#71,658
in continent
World
#101,146
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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