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Vanderpooten, Raphael
🇫🇷FIDE 45181675· Male· France· Born in 2009
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Raphael Vanderpooten, a 17-year-old French player, is rated 2163 — his current career high and sitting in the top 3% of French players under 18, and in the top 5% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +62 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈43/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r7-9, Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r2, and Championnat de France 2025 - Open A. Also played 1 rapid (including 574e Rapide Fide du Canal) and 1 blitz events (including Championnat de France 2025 - Blitz) recently.
At junior level, he reached #26, #8, #8, #13 and #22 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2163
Standard
Rpd1915·Blz1939
All-time high
2163
at best
Apr 2026 · age 17
Apr 2026 · age 17
Activity
47
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#29 · French players under 18 · of 1,015
Career timeline
13 entries2026
26th French U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2163
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2163
at age 17
Apr 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 16
May 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 16
May 2025
2024
8th French U16 player
at age 15 · rated 2141
Feb 2024
2023
8th French U14 player
at age 14 · rated 2118
Dec 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+50
2113 → 2163
Tournaments
4
20 games
Score
12.5/ 2062.5%
11W3D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #916 | 2858 | +15.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #228 | 2783 | +12.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #20 | 2092 | -8.7 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/9 | #20 | 2190 | +31.9 |
Rankings
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France
#528
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#7,384
in continent
World
#10,365
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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