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Busson, Thomas
🇫🇷FIDE 551018349· Male· France· Born in 2007
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Thomas Busson, a 19-year-old French player, is rated 1947 — just 4 short of his peak of 1951 (Apr 2025, age 18). He is on a steady climb with +70 Elo over the past 12 months. 48 rated games in the past year (≈38/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Championnat de France des Jeunes 2026 - U20, Championnat International Individuel des Hauts-de-Seine 2026 -2200, and Team 2026 - Nationale 2 r7-9. Also played 1 rapid (including 265e Rapide FIDE Interchess) and 1 blitz events (including 343e Blitz FIDE Interchess) recently.
At junior level, he reached #90 and #96 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1947
Standard
Rpd1881·Blz1694
All-time high
1951
−4 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 18
Apr 2025 · age 18
Activity
61
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
39 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#37,254
#37,254 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
90th French U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1947
May 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
96th French U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1951
Apr 2025
All-time peak 1951
at age 18 · −4 from today
Apr 2025
7-month rising streak
+92 Elo
Apr 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+523 Elo)
1278 → 1801
Apr 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+70
1877 → 1947
Tournaments
10
39 games
Score
21.5/ 3955.1%
19W5D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsGabriel Tabet1,808·Championnat International Individuel des Hauts-de-Seine 2026 -2200·R2·-13.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #24 | 1991 | +16.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/6 | #22 | 1901 | -2.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #559 | 1986 | +1.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #501 | 1233 | -7.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #536 | 1259 | -6.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/9 | #72 | 1938 | +2.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #271 | 2711 | +19.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #427 | 1079 | -23.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #388 | 1975 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2045 | +68.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLeo Merland-Simon
🇫🇷FRA·1881
+4 −2 =3
9 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsNathan Fevrier
🇫🇷FRA·1939
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsWilliam Henry
🇫🇷FRA·1583
+6 −0 =0
6 games·last met May 2024
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vsNicolas Le Gal
🇫🇷FRA·1945
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsAntoine Tuaire
🇫🇷FRA·1671
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Feb 2024
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Rankings
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France
#2,149
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#27,538
in continent
World
#37,253
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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