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Despaux, Axel
🇫🇷FIDE 551014033· Male· France· Born in 2010
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Axel Despaux, a 16-year-old French player, is rated 1845 — just 19 short of his peak of 1864 (Sep 2025, age 15). He is on a steady climb with +37 Elo over the past 12 months. 54 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Championnat de France des Jeunes 2026 - U16, 32e Open International d'Echecs de Tarbes, and Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r7-9. Also played 4 rapid events (including 7eme Open FIDE d'Echecs Rapides de Sainte Foy d'Aigrefeuille) recently.
At junior level, he reached #48 nationally in U10.
Current rating
1845
Standard
Rpd1921·Blz1829
All-time high
1864
−19 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 15
Sep 2025 · age 15
Activity
42
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
45 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#62,840
#62,840 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 16
Apr 2026
2025
All-time peak 1864
at age 15 · −19 from today
Sep 2025
10-month rising streak
+199 Elo
Jul 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 15
May 2025
2024
100 career games
at age 14
May 2024
Best 12-month gain (+409 Elo)
1215 → 1624
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+36
1809 → 1845
Tournaments
13
45 games
Score
23.5/ 4552.2%
18W11D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/9 | #127 | 1795 | -23.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/6 | #29 | 1958 | +36.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #229 | 1983 | +36.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6.5/9 | #6 | 1821 | +36.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #331 | 978 | -20.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #794 | 1104 | -14.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #1689 | 1077 | -15.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #97 | 1910 | +12.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #1204 | 1076 | -16.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/3 | #18 | 1780 | -7.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPaul Wittmann
🇫🇷FRA·1794
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsSimon Berdah
🇫🇷FRA·1557
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met Jan 2023
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vsDenis Despaux
🇫🇷FRA·1467
+4 −0 =2
6 games·last met May 2025
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vsNolan Laval
🇫🇷FRA·1868
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsSilas Choc-Aventin
🇫🇷FRA·1915
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings
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France
#3,907
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#45,933
in continent
World
#62,839
out of 400,000+
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