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Paineau, Mael
🇫🇷FIDE 551034379· Male· France· Born in 2008
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Mael Paineau, a 18-year-old French player, is rated 2026. He has fluctuated between 1844 and 2090 over the past 2 years. 41 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Championnat individuel Ligue Ile-de-France -2200 2025-2026, Championnat du Val d'Oise 2026 (-2200), and Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r8-9. Also played 6 rapid (including 36e Open Rapide de Franconville (-2400)) and 1 blitz events (including Championnat de France 2025 - Blitz) recently. His peak of 2090 was reached at age 17 (Nov 2025).
At junior level, he reached #44 nationally in U18.
Current rating
2026
Standard
Rpd1972·Blz1802
All-time high
2090
−64 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 17
Nov 2025 · age 17
Activity
35
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#23,744
#23,744 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2025
44th French U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2090
Nov 2025
All-time peak 2090
at age 17 · −64 from today
Nov 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 17
May 2025
100 career games
at age 17
Feb 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+444 Elo)
1416 → 1860
Nov 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 16
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+2
2024 → 2026
Tournaments
9
32 games
Score
15.5/ 3248.4%
12W7D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAlana Pereira-Davoine1,907·Championnat individuel Ligue Ile-de-France -2200 2025-2026·R1·-26.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Knockout | May 2026 | 0/1 | QF | 1107 | -28.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/5 | #2 | 2184 | +31.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #307 | 1223 | -21.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #94 | 1238 | -21.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #157 | 2055 | +0.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/9 | #88 | 2085 | +15.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/2 | #325 | 1280 | -40.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1.5/2 | #78 | 2323 | +27.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/9 | #74 | 2101 | +38.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAlain Dominguez
🇫🇷FRA·1724
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsYann Marec
🇫🇷FRA·1820
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsSoukreev Vijay
🇫🇷FRA·1935
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met May 2025
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vsSalem Zerzeri
🇫🇷FRA·1472
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Nov 2022
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Rankings
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France
#1,276
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#17,480
in continent
World
#23,744
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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