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Arcelin, Gael
FM🇫🇷FIDE 45185786· Male· France· Born in 2004
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Gael Arcelin, a 22-year-old French FIDE Master, is rated 2283 — just 29 short of his peak of 2312 (May 2026, age 22) and sitting in the top 1% of French players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +102 Elo over the past 12 months. 99 rated games in the past year (≈62/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 14e Open du Lille Universite Club Echiquier du Nord, Team 2026 - Nationale 2 r7-9, and 42e Open International d'echecs de Cappelle la Grande. Also played 7 rapid (including 9e Rapide International de Cappelle la Grande) and 4 blitz events (including 4e Open International de Blitz du Lille Metropole Chess) recently.
At junior level, he reached #17, #17 and #72 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2283
Standard
Rpd2258·Blz2116
All-time high
2312
−29 pts below
May 2026 · age 22
May 2026 · age 22
Activity
93
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
101 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#195 · French players · of 17,591
Career timeline
17 entries2026
58th French 20-35 player
at age 22 · rated 2312
May 2026
Crossed 2300
at age 22
May 2026
All-time peak 2312
at age 22
May 2026
500 career games
at age 22
Apr 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 21
May 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 21
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+63
2220 → 2283
Tournaments
20
93 games
Score
58.5/ 9362.9%
43W31D19L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/9 | #14 | 2167 | -20.8 |
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 2.5/9 | #9 | 2193 | -28.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7.5/8 | #4 | 2635 | +29.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 3/3 | #15 | 2942 | +19.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/9 | #59 | 2215 | -12.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #437 | 1365 | -13.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #496 | 3017 | +8.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #18 | 2891 | +4.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #65 | 2523 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #25 | 2178 | -18.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSamuel Dubuisson
🇫🇷FRA·2173
+6 −2 =6
14 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsBenjamin DefromontIM
🇫🇷FRA·2355
+4 −7 =2
13 games·last met May 2026
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vsAlexandre DgebuadzeGM
🇧🇪BEL·2395
+0 −8 =2
10 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsEmil Gadimov
🇦🇿AZE·2055
+5 −3 =2
10 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsGabriel LesueurFM
🇫🇷FRA·2261
+3 −6 =1
10 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings
/
France
#195
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#3,116
in continent
World
#4,643
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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