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Despaux, Denis
🇫🇷FIDE 551046741· Male· France· Born in 1977
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Denis Despaux, a 49-year-old French player, is rated 1467 — just 28 short of his peak of 1495 (May 2024, age 47). He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and took a 12-month break between Apr 2022 and May 2023. Recent standard appearances include 32e Open International d'Echecs de Tarbes - Blavignac (1700 elo et moins), Team 2026 - OCC Avril, and Team 2026 - OCC Novembre. Also played 3 rapid events (including 7eme Open FIDE d'Echecs Rapides de Sainte Foy d'Aigrefeuille) recently.
Current rating
1467
Standard
Rpd1498·Blz—
All-time high
1495
−28 pts below
May 2024 · age 47
May 2024 · age 47
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#196,894
#196,894 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+388 Elo)
1107 → 1495
Jun 2024
All-time peak 1495
at age 47 · −28 from today
May 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 47
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1200
at age 47
Mar 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 47
Feb 2024
2022
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1158 → returned at 1132
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-7
1474 → 1467
Tournaments
3
4 games
Score
1.5/ 437.5%
1W1D2L
Top 1 win
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsJohn Gabaix1,643·32e Open International d'Echecs de Tarbes - Blavignac (1700 elo et moins)·R1·-5.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #54 | 2443 | -5.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #259 | 864 | -5.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #141 | 1604 | +3.4 |
Rankings
/
France
#15,779
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#121,459
in continent
World
#196,780
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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