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Saurel, Daniel
🇫🇷FIDE 527038360· Male· France· Born in 1973
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Daniel Saurel, a 53-year-old French player, is rated 1653 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +203 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Tournoi interne MJC de Rodez 2026 (-2200) r3-5, 10e Open de Rodez (-2400), and Team 2026 - OCC Fevrier. Also played 3 rapid events (including 1er tournoi Rapide des 400 coups - Montauban - Juillet 2025) recently.
Current rating
1653
Standard
Rpd1664·Blz—
All-time high
1653
at best
May 2026 · age 53
May 2026 · age 53
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#127,077
#127,077 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+203 Elo)
1450 → 1653
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1653
at age 53
May 2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 53
Mar 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 53
Mar 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 53
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 1500
at age 52
Oct 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+203
1450 → 1653
Tournaments
9
31 games
Score
15.5/ 3150.0%
17W2D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/3 | #6 | 1846 | +16.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/5 | #29 | 1837 | +16.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #54 | 2711 | +34.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #328 | 868 | -16.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #46 | 2523 | +28.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #57 | 2436 | +24.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/3 | #1374 | 1519 | -6.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/4 | #76 | 1878 | +5.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/6 | #6 | 1757 | +98.0 |
Rankings
/
France
#9,300
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#87,355
in continent
World
#127,071
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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