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Poncet, Sylvain

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FIDEFIDE 45163847· Male· France· Born in 1976

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Sylvain Poncet, a 50-year-old French player, is rated 1551 — just 29 short of his peak of 1580 (Dec 2025, age 49). He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and took a 35-month break between Apr 2019 and Apr 2022 (COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - ARA Avril, Team 2026 - ARA Mars, and Team 2026 - ARA Janvier.

Current rating

1551

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1580

−29 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 49

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#165,899

#165,899 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

7 entries
2025
All-time peak 1580
at age 49 · −29 from today
Dec 2025
Best 12-month gain (+324 Elo)
1240 → 1564
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1500
at age 48
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 48
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1281 → returned at 1273
Apr 2019
2018
Crossed 1200
at age 42
Apr 2018

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Socrate Alachtar 1,725
Team 2026 - ARA Janvier · Jan 2026 · +8.4 Elo
Evolution
-3
1554 → 1551
Tournaments
5
6 games
Score
1.5/ 625.0%
2W1D3L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsFlorent Champier1,647·Team 2026 - ARA Novembre·R1·+23.8
2.[D]vsSocrate Alachtar1,725·Team 2026 - ARA Janvier·R5·+8.4
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsFabrice Peyronnet1,614·Team 2026 - ARA Decembre·R5·-17.0
2.[L]vsMickael De Jesus De Sousa1,749·Team 2026 - ARA Mars·R11·-10.0
3.[L]vsGiovane Giuliani1,804·Team 2026 - ARA Avril·R4·-7.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team 2026 - ARA Avril
Team
Apr 20260/1#2121004-7.6
Team 2026 - ARA Mars
Team
Mar 20260/1#220949-10.8
Team 2026 - ARA Janvier
Team
Jan 20260.5/1#1811725+8.8
Team 2026 - ARA Decembre
Team
Dec 20250/1#338814-18.0
Team 2026 - ARA Novembre
Team
Nov 20251/1#762447+25.2
Worst Elo result: Team 2026 - ARA Decembre (-18.0 Elo, finished #338).

Rankings

/
France
#13,027
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#107,968
in continent
World
#165,877
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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10
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Europe
1
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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World
1
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2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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9
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