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Besnier, Simon
🇫🇷FIDE 527066967· Male· France· Born in 1996
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Simon Besnier, a 30-year-old French player, is rated 1817 — just 30 short of his peak of 1847 (Dec 2025, age 29). He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include Championnat individuel d'echecs de Paris 2026 des moins de 2200, Team 2026 - IDF Avril, and Team 2026 - IDF Janvier. Also played 2 rapid events (including 16eme Rapide Club 608 - Paris 15eme) recently.
Current rating
1817
Standard
Rpd1674·Blz—
All-time high
1847
−30 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 29
Dec 2025 · age 29
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#71,013
#71,013 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
4 entries2025
All-time peak 1847
at age 29 · −30 from today
Dec 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 29
Feb 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 29
Feb 2025
First FIDE rating
1827 · at age 29
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-8
1825 → 1817
Tournaments
5
9 games
Score
5.5/ 961.1%
5W1D3L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsMichael Sainson1,656·Championnat individuel d'echecs de Paris 2026 des moins de 2200·R4·+11.3
3.[W]vsKyan Sanchez Taraj1,652·Championnat individuel d'echecs de Paris 2026 des moins de 2200·R1·+11.2
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/5 | #17 | 1782 | -10.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #577 | 1757 | -4.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #1236 | 1123 | -15.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #225 | 2507 | +13.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #100 | 2400 | +8.8 |
Rankings
/
France
#4,480
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#51,582
in continent
World
#71,013
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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