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Marques, Don
🇫🇷FIDE 45179069· Male· France· Born in 1950
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Don Marques, a 76-year-old French player, is rated 1493 — just 10 short of his peak of 1503 (Apr 2024, age 74). He is progressing steadily with +51 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - OCC Mars, Team 2026 - OCC Fevrier, and Team 2026 - OCC Decembre. Also played 7 rapid events (including 33e Rapide Fide de l'Echecs Club Montpellier) recently.
Current rating
1493
Standard
Rpd1498·Blz—
All-time high
1503
−10 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 74
Apr 2024 · age 74
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#188,446
#188,446 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 76
Mar 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 75
Nov 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+358 Elo)
1145 → 1503
Apr 2024
All-time peak 1503
at age 74 · −10 from today
Apr 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 74
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 74
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+27
1466 → 1493
Tournaments
7
17 games
Score
7.5/ 1744.1%
7W1D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/5 | #86 | 1522 | +0.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #199 | 810 | -7.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #52 | 2328 | +11.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #185 | 690 | -10.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #179 | 923 | -4.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #21 | 2506 | +15.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/6 | #11 | 1589 | +20.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAlexandra Longo
🇫🇷FRA·1663
+0 −6 =2
8 games·last met Oct 2023
View head-to-head →
vsIda Cloche
🇫🇷FRA·1439
+6 −1 =0
7 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsMichel Petit
🇫🇷FRA·1411
+4 −3 =0
7 games·last met Jun 2023
View head-to-head →
vsJean-Fred Fournier
🇫🇷FRA·1660
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met May 2024
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
France
#15,053
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#118,292
in continent
World
#188,378
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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