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Boutboul, Michael
🇫🇷FIDE 527055566· Male· France· Born in 1987
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Michael Boutboul, a 39-year-old French player, is rated 1565 — just 6 short of his peak of 1571 (May 2026, age 39). He is on a breakout run, having gained +94 Elo over the past 12 months. 41 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 23eme Open International de Paques Saint Die des Vosges Tournoi B, Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7, and Team 2026 - EST Mars. Also played 3 rapid (including 21e Tournoi d'echecs de Bennwihr - Tournoi A (Ouvert a tous)) and 1 blitz events (including 4e Blitz du Philidor Mulhouse) recently.
Current rating
1565
Standard
Rpd1489·Blz1514
All-time high
1571
−6 pts below
May 2026 · age 39
May 2026 · age 39
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
41 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#160,479
#160,479 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+100 Elo)
1471 → 1571
May 2026
All-time peak 1571
at age 39 · −6 from today
May 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 39
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 1500
at age 38
Dec 2025
2024
Crossed 1400
at age 37
Nov 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 37
Nov 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+94
1471 → 1565
Tournaments
14
58 games
Score
30.5/ 5852.6%
26W9D23L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/4 | #39 | 2407 | -6.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/5 | #39 | 2029 | +12.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #2677 | 822 | -8.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #330 | 949 | -5.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/7 | #42 | 1602 | +10.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/2 | #7 | 2272 | +6.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #65 | 2361 | +10.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #193 | 1561 | +0.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/5 | #15 | 2017 | +31.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #111 | 2250 | +16.4 |
Rankings
/
France
#12,530
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#105,313
in continent
World
#160,462
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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