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Besnard, Eric

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FIDEFIDE 551052440· Male· France· Born in 1982

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Eric Besnard, a 44-year-old French player, is rated 1674 — just 14 short of his peak of 1688 (Jan 2026, age 44). He has held steady between 1650 and 1700 for 16 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - BFC Avril, Team 2026 - BFC Fevrier, and Team 2026 - BFC Janvier. Also played 2 rapid (including 5eme Tournoi International de l'AJA - Echiquier Auxerrois) and 1 blitz events (including 2eme Open de Brassy - Trophee du Morvan - Championnat de Blitz de la Nievre) recently.

Current rating

1674

Standard

Rpd1609·Blz1644

All-time high

1688

−14 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 44

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#119,275

#119,275 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

8 entries
2026
All-time peak 1688
at age 44 · −14 from today
Jan 2026
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 42
Jun 2024
Best 12-month gain (+331 Elo)
1339 → 1670
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 42
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 42
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1400
at age 41
Dec 2023

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Lucas Gravit 1,820
6eme Open International d'Avallon · May 2026 · +4.0 Elo
Evolution
-3
1677 → 1674
Tournaments
9
20 games
Score
10.5/ 2052.5%
8W5D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsEole Trier1,612·Team 2026 - 60mn Decembre·R5·+7.8
2.[W]vsLuc Martinez1,576·Team 2026 - BFC Novembre·R1·+7.1
3.[W]vsPauline Maillard1,552·5eme Open International d'Avallon·R6·+6.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsJean Friry1,555·Team 2026 - BFC Janvier·R1·-13.3
2.[L]vsPaul Robert1,761·6eme Open International d'Avallon·R7·-7.5
3.[L]vsPhilippe Godon1,831·5eme Open International d'Avallon·R5·-5.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
6eme Open International d'Avallon
Open Swiss
May 20263/6#121719+7.0
Team 2026 - BFC Avril
Team
Apr 20260/1#501059-5.2
Team 2026 - BFC Fevrier
Team
Feb 20260/1#401195-2.6
Team 2026 - BFC Janvier
Team
Jan 20260/1#72755-13.6
Team 2026 - BFC Decembre
Team
Dec 20250.5/1#331579-2.8
Team 2026 - 60mn Decembre
Team
Dec 20251.5/2#2281864+9.6
Team 2026 - BFC Novembre
Team
Nov 20251/1#62376+7.6
Team 2026 - BFC Octobre
Team
Oct 20250.5/1#311549-3.4
5eme Open International d'Avallon
Open Swiss
Jun 20254/4#212501+2.4

Rankings

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France
#8,569
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#82,794
in continent
World
#119,269
out of 400,000+

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