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Sapaly, Sylvain
🇫🇷FIDE 544070659· Male· France· Born in 1973
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Sylvain Sapaly, a 53-year-old French player, is rated 1464. He has slipped back 166 Elo over the past 12 months. 36 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Championnat International d'Echecs de Lyon Henri Rinck 2026, Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7, and Team 2026 - ARA Mars. Also played 1 rapid event (including 11eme Tournoi des Lumieres - Open A (plus de 1400)) recently. His peak of 1630 was reached at age 52 (Jul 2025).
Current rating
1464
Standard
Rpd1559·Blz—
All-time high
1630
−166 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 52
Jul 2025 · age 52
Activity
33
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#199,101
#199,101 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 53
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 53
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 52
Jul 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 52
Jul 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 52
Jul 2025
All-time peak 1630
at age 52 · −166 from today
Jul 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-166
1630 → 1464
Tournaments
11
41 games
Score
13.5/ 4132.9%
12W3D26L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsIsis Bocquenet-Drouode1,450·Championnat International d'Echecs de Lyon Henri Rinck 2026·R4·+18.1
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/6 | #70 | 1568 | -18.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/6 | #157 | 1574 | +1.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #3702 | 890 | -10.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #196 | 1383 | -12.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #49 | 1489 | -2.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #394 | 2241 | +17.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #302 | 619 | -28.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/3 | #2564 | 844 | -48.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1/1 | #11 | 1436 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/8 | #25 | 1508 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
France
#15,982
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#122,570
in continent
World
#198,982
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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