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Lafon, Olivier
🇫🇷FIDE 45166110· Male· France· Born in 1969
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Olivier Lafon, a 57-year-old French player, is rated 1451. He is on a steady climb with +36 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 19eme Open FIDE de l'Echecs Club Montpellier, 23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Avenir, and 30eme Festival international Jean-Claude Loubatiere. He took a 71-month break between Feb 2019 and Feb 2025. His peak of 1545 was reached at age 55 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1451
Standard
Rpd1509·Blz—
All-time high
1545
−94 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 55
Mar 2024 · age 55
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#203,667
#203,667 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 56
May 2025
Best 12-month gain (+245 Elo)
1242 → 1487
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1500
at age 55
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 55
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1545
at age 55 · −94 from today
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 71 months
paused at 1242 → returned at 1487
Feb 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+36
1415 → 1451
Tournaments
3
21 games
Score
9.5/ 2145.2%
8W3D10L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsCedrick Tain Sam1,587·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Avenir·R8·+13.4
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsTri Khoi Nguyen1,644·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Avenir·R2·-5.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/4 | #76 | 1658 | -10.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/7 | #126 | 1686 | +26.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/6 | #35 | 1701 | +20.2 |
Rankings
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France
#16,376
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#124,321
in continent
World
#203,484
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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