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Besson, Catherine

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FIDEFIDE 45117136· Female· France· Born in 1957

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Catherine Besson, a 69-year-old French player, is rated 1455. She has slipped back 76 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Tournoi de Paques 2026 - Cannes (-2400 elo), Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7, and Championnat de Vaucluse Veterans et Seniors 2025-26 r6-7. Her peak of 1534 was reached at age 68 (Feb 2025).

Current rating

1455

Standard

Rpd1453·Blz—

All-time high

1534

−79 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 68

Activity

31

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#201,084

#201,084 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

10 entries
2025
All-time peak 1534
at age 68 · −79 from today
Feb 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+402 Elo)
1120 → 1522
Apr 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 67
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 67
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1200
at age 67
Mar 2024
2023
Crossed 1200
at age 66
Nov 2023

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Theo Dugloud 1,754
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r1 · Oct 2025 · +6.4 Elo
Best comeback
Championnat de Vaucluse Veterans et Seniors 2025-26 r6-7
finished #1 (seeded #23 of 50)
Evolution
-76
1531 → 1455
Tournaments
12
37 games
Score
9.5/ 3725.7%
8W5D24L

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 12
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Tournoi de Paques 2026 - Cannes (-2400 elo)
Open Swiss
Apr 20261/3#701541-17.2
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7
Team
Mar 20260/1#3015781-7.4
Championnat de Vaucluse Veterans et Seniors 2025-26 r6-7
Open Swiss
Feb 20262/2#12342+24.6
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r5
Team
Feb 20260/1#1899890-4.0
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r4
Team
Jan 20260/1#2339783-6.8
Worst Elo result: Circuit d'Echecs Gascon 2025 Open (-49.4 Elo, finished #21).

Rankings

/
France
#16,127
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#123,063
in continent
World
#200,927
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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8
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