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Masson, Valentin
🇫🇷FIDE 45119740· Male· France· Born in 1994
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Valentin Masson, a 32-year-old French player, is rated 1956. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 9 months. 38 rated games in the past year (≈43/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1er Tournoi Open de Paques 2026 de Hyeres (-2400), Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7, and 2eme Tournoi Open de Fevrier 2026 de Hyeres (-2400). His peak of 1991 was reached at age 30 (Aug 2024).
Current rating
1956
Standard
Rpd1912·Blz1860
All-time high
1991
−35 pts below
Aug 2024 · age 30
Aug 2024 · age 30
Activity
41
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
38 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#35,444
#35,444 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2024
All-time peak 1991
at age 30 · −35 from today
Aug 2024
2019
7-month rising streak
+94 Elo
May 2019
2018
Best 12-month gain (+164 Elo)
1725 → 1889
May 2018
Re-crossed 1800
at age 24
Jan 2018
2017
Crossed 1800
at age 23
Oct 2017
100 career games
at age 23
Jun 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+7
1949 → 1956
Tournaments
10
32 games
Score
20/ 3262.5%
18W4D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/6 | #17 | 1865 | -13.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #8 | 2534 | +8.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/5 | #20 | 2099 | -1.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #267 | 2423 | +2.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #2058 | 1396 | -4.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #2763 | 1458 | -3.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #764 | 2515 | +4.0 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 5/6 | #3 | 2173 | +10.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #1260 | 2025 | +2.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/6 | #21 | 1943 | +2.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNikola Penkov
🇫🇷FRA·1746
+9 −5 =1
15 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsLeo-Thierry Candela
🇫🇷FRA·1705
+11 −0 =1
12 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsMichel Bonnafous
🇫🇷FRA·1897
+1 −5 =4
10 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsJulia Lebel-AriasWIM
🇲🇨MNC·1692
+6 −1 =2
9 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsArnaud Canivet
🇫🇷FRA·2048
+2 −2 =4
8 games·last met Aug 2025
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Rankings
/
France
#2,026
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#26,180
in continent
World
#35,443
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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