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Belkaid, Sohan
FM🇫🇷FIDE 45180350· Male· France· Born in 2006
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Sohan Belkaid, a 20-year-old French FIDE Master, is rated 2393 — just 25 short of his peak of 2418 (Mar 2024, age 18) and ranked 6th among French players under 20, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +37 Elo over the past 12 months. 118 rated games in the past year (≈55/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Championnat de France des Jeunes 2026 - U20, Team 2026 - IDF Avril, and Reykjavik Open 2026. Also played 1 rapid (including 10eme open international de Chelles) and 1 blitz events (including XII International Sunway Sitges Chess Festival - Blitz) recently. He reached French #59 in Mar 2024.
Awarded FM in 2024 (age 18). At junior level, he reached World #90 in U20, World #45 in U18 and #8 and #31 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
2393
Standard
Rpd2306·Blz2167
All-time high
2418
−25 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 18
Mar 2024 · age 18
Activity
88
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
118 past 12 mo · ≈10/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#6
#6 · French players under 20 · of 564
Career timeline
15 entries2026
90th U20 player worldwide
at age 20 · rated 2395
Apr 2026
2024
FM title awardedFM
at age 18
Apr 2024
Peak French rank: #59
at age 18 · rated 2418
Mar 2024
45th U18 player worldwide
at age 18 · rated 2418
Mar 2024
All-time peak 2418
at age 18 · −33 from today
Mar 2024
Crossed 2400
at age 18
Feb 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+36
2357 → 2393
Tournaments
22
109 games
Score
67.5/ 10961.9%
55W25D29L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsTimothe RazafindratsimaIM2,487·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Grand Prix·R7·+7.0
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsAlexandre Merenciano2,223·5e Festival International de La Plagne Soleil - Tournoi Maitre·R8·-6.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
17 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/9 | #27 | 2451 | +8.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #7 | 2261 | -8.5 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #931 | 1685 | -3.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/9 | #49 | 2368 | +2.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #20 | 2995 | +2.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #69 | — | +3.7 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #29 | 3031 | +3.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/9 | #10 | 2400 | +6.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 7.5/9 | #2 | 2606 | +28.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #37 | 2821 | +1.3 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTimothe RazafindratsimaIM
🇫🇷FRA·2533
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsSimon LamazeIM
🇫🇷FRA·2476
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsAugustin DroinIM
🇫🇷FRA·2503
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met May 2026
View head-to-head →
vsRomain Mariller
🇫🇷FRA·2019
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2023
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Rankings
/
France
#71
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#1,143
in continent
World
#1,797
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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