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Kigel, Michelle
🇫🇷FIDE 551031060· Female· France· Born in 2010
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Michelle Kigel, a 16-year-old French player, is rated 1489. She is progressing steadily with +51 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Championnat d'Occitanie Jeunes 2026 - U16, Team 2026 - OCC Mars, and Team 2026 - OCC Janvier. Also played 1 rapid (including 33e Rapide Fide de l'Echecs Club Montpellier) and 1 blitz events (including 6eme Blitz Fide de l'Echecs Club Montpellier) recently. Her peak of 1574 was reached at age 16 (Jan 2026).
Current rating
1489
Standard
Rpd1444·Blz1510
All-time high
1574
−85 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 16
Jan 2026 · age 16
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#189,937
#189,937 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
All-time peak 1574
at age 16 · −85 from today
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 15
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+490 Elo)
1045 → 1535
Nov 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 14
Jun 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 14
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 14
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
—
Tournaments
7
24 games
Score
7/ 2429.2%
7W0D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/4 | #144 | 1777 | -30.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #69 | 1647 | -32.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #169 | 911 | -12.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #209 | 1042 | -6.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #10 | 2320 | +18.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/5 | #8 | 1451 | 0.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #178 | 727 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
France
#15,192
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#118,930
in continent
World
#189,864
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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World
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