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De Smet, Fabrice
🇫🇷FIDE 45129657· Male· France· Born in 1980
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Fabrice De Smet, a 46-year-old French player, is rated 1656 — just 26 short of his peak of 1682 (Jan 2026, age 46). He has held steady between 1650 and 1700 for 7 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7, Championnat regional CVL 2026 Open Accompagnateur - championnat U18 U20, and Team 2026 - 60mn Decembre. Also played 3 rapid (including 12eme rapide de St-Pierre-des-Corps - Tournoi A (tous niveaux)) and 1 blitz events (including Lisieux 10000 2025 Blitz) recently.
Current rating
1656
Standard
Rpd1606·Blz1688
All-time high
1682
−26 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 46
Jan 2026 · age 46
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#125,948
#125,948 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
All-time peak 1682
at age 46 · −26 from today
Jan 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+260 Elo)
1401 → 1661
Aug 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 44
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 44
Mar 2024
2022
Re-crossed 1500
at age 42
Apr 2022
2020
100 career games
at age 40
Nov 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+12
1644 → 1656
Tournaments
8
30 games
Score
14.5/ 3048.3%
14W3D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAline Pichon1,582·Championnat regional CVL 2026 Open Accompagnateur - championnat U18 U20·R4·-12.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/3 | #13 | 1882 | -14.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #615 | 2024 | +19.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/4 | #18 | 1964 | -25.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #2414 | 1015 | -6.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #1470 | 1556 | -3.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 3/1 | #668 | 2346 | +6.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #662 | 2375 | +8.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/6 | #25 | 1817 | +27.2 |
Worst Elo result: Championnat regional CVL 2026 Open Accompagnateur - championnat U18 U20 (-25.2 Elo, finished #18).
Rankings
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France
#9,188
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#86,706
in continent
World
#125,942
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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