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Bornhofen, Valentin
🇫🇷FIDE 551029952· Male· France· Born in 2010
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Valentin Bornhofen, a 16-year-old French player, is rated 2164 and sitting in the top 2% of French players under 16, and in the top 5% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +93 Elo over the past 12 months. 142 rated games in the past year (≈48/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Championnat de France des Jeunes 2026 - U16, grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, and Team 2026 - Nationale 2 r7-9. Also played 3 rapid (including Les Internationaux de France Rapide 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Les Internationaux de France Blitz 2025) recently. His peak of 2279 was reached at age 16 (Mar 2026).
At junior level, he reached #1, #18 and #23 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2164
Standard
Rpd2060·Blz1953
All-time high
2279
−115 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 16
Mar 2026 · age 16
Activity
84
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
133 past 12 mo · ≈11/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#21 · French players under 16 · of 1,298
Career timeline
13 entries2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 16
Jun 2026
1st French U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2279
Mar 2026
All-time peak 2279
at age 16 · −115 from today
Mar 2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 16
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 2200
at age 15
Sep 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 15
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+154
2010 → 2164
Tournaments
23
122 games
Score
80.5/ 12266.0%
61W39D22L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
18 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/4 | #105 | 2058 | -4.8 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/7 | #17 | 2212 | +50.8 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/5 | #5 | 2237 | +38.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #42 | 2042 | -63.1 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/9 | #476 | 2048 | -73.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #148 | 2249 | -4.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/9 | #65 | 2147 | -60.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #139 | 2909 | +11.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/6 | #1 | 2342 | +29.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #239 | 2869 | +11.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSoukreev Vijay
🇫🇷FRA·1935
+5 −2 =3
10 games·last met May 2025
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vsIsaac Bendahan
🇫🇷FRA·2016
+1 −0 =5
6 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsSakithyan YoganathanFM
🇫🇷FRA·2277
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsSteven Menager
🇫🇷FRA·1975
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsAndrey Yastrebov
🇫🇷FRA·2074
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
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France
#526
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#7,350
in continent
World
#10,315
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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