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Launay, Alain
🇫🇷FIDE 45184011· Male· France· Born in 1965
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Alain Launay, a 61-year-old French player, is rated 1626 — just 23 short of his peak of 1649 (Nov 2024, age 59). He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - HDF Avril, Team 2026 - HDF Fevrier, and Team 2026 - HDF Janvier.
Current rating
1626
Standard
Rpd1637·Blz—
All-time high
1649
−23 pts below
Nov 2024 · age 59
Nov 2024 · age 59
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#136,568
#136,568 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2024
All-time peak 1649
at age 59 · −23 from today
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+284 Elo)
1355 → 1639
Apr 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 59
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 59
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 59
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1350 → returned at 1348
Mar 2020
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+9
1617 → 1626
Tournaments
4
7 games
Score
2.5/ 735.7%
3W1D3L
Top 2 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #10 | 2327 | +7.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #28 | 2260 | +5.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #225 | 1064 | -3.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #174 | 1617 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
France
#10,209
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#92,668
in continent
World
#136,560
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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