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Messaoui, Rafael
🇫🇷FIDE 45180199· Male· France· Born in 2006
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Rafael Messaoui, a 20-year-old French player, is rated 1811 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +115 Elo over the past 12 months. 63 rated games in the past year (≈37/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Championnat de France des Jeunes 2026 - U20, 14e Open du Lille Universite Club Echiquier du Nord, and Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7. Also played 3 rapid events (including 9e Rapide International de Cappelle la Grande) recently.
Current rating
1811
Standard
Rpd1868·Blz1594
All-time high
1811
at best
Jun 2026 · age 20
Jun 2026 · age 20
Activity
42
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
51 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#72,897
#72,897 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 20
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1811
at age 20
Jun 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 20
Apr 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 19
Mar 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 18
Nov 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+107
1704 → 1811
Tournaments
14
57 games
Score
34.5/ 5760.5%
29W11D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/7 | #15 | 1879 | +16.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/8 | #42 | 2147 | +43.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/8 | #45 | 1548 | -50.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #188 | 2520 | +18.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/9 | #195 | 1891 | +34.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #389 | 2445 | +7.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #186 | 2753 | +16.2 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #2 | 1839 | +19.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #116 | 2404 | +7.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/4 | #11 | 1999 | +6.6 |
Rankings
/
France
#4,653
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#52,881
in continent
World
#72,896
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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