Lalitte, Raphael

Raphael Lalitte, a 15-year-old French player, is rated 2027 — just 30 short of his peak of 2057 (Feb 2026, age 15) and sitting in the top 4% of French players under 16. He is on a steady climb with +50 Elo over the past 12 months. 80 rated games in the past year (≈52/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 6e Festival d'Echecs de Limoges - Open de l'email (-2400 Elo), Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7, and Tournois Fermes Chess In Lyon fevrier 2026 Poule B. Also played 2 rapid events (including 8eme Tournoi Rapide du 11 Novembre de l'Echiquier clermontois) recently.

At junior level, he reached #36, #21, #18, #28 and #35 nationally in U16, U14, U12, U10 and U8.