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Arcelin, Gael
🇫🇷FIDE 45185786· Male· France· Born in 2004
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Gael Arcelin, a 22-year-old French player, is rated 2312 — his current career high 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 3 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
2312
Standard
Rpd2249·Blz2118
All-time high
2312
at best
May 2026 · age 22
May 2026 · age 22
Activity
94
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
99 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#153 · French players · of 17,422
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
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+92
2220 → 2312
Tournaments
20
93 games
Score
58/ 9362.4%
43W30D20L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
16 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #27 | 3274 | +15.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #99 | 2336 | +4.4 |
Worst Elo result: 44eme Open International d'Echecs de Bethune - Tournoi A (-18.8 Elo, finished #25).
Most-Played Opponents
vsSamuel Dubuisson
🇫🇷FRA·2149
+5 −2 =6
13 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsBenjamin DefromontIM
🇫🇷FRA·2355
+4 −6 =2
12 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsGabriel LesueurFM
🇫🇷FRA·2261
+3 −6 =1
10 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsEmil Gadimov
🇦🇿AZE·2055
+5 −3 =1
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsOriane SoubirouWFM
🇫🇷FRA·2007
+5 −2 =2
9 games·last met May 2025
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Rankings
/
France
#153
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#2,445
in continent
World
#3,716
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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