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Raffin-Sumyk, Piermael
🇫🇷FIDE 551056682· Male· France· Born in 2007
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Piermael Raffin-Sumyk, a 19-year-old French player, is rated 1736 — just 18 short of his peak of 1754 (Aug 2025, age 18). He is climbing fast, having gained +128 Elo over the past 12 months. 79 rated games in the past year (≈48/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include V Open Chess Menorca 2026, Championnat de printemps d'Annecy 2026 r6, and Team 2026 - ARA Avril. Also played 2 rapid (including Torneig Actiu del 75 Aniversari del Club d'Escacs Lillet) and 1 blitz events (including V Blitz Chess Menorca 2026) recently.
Current rating
1736
Standard
Rpd1710·Blz1618
All-time high
1754
−18 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 18
Aug 2025 · age 18
Activity
45
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
76 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#97,410
#97,410 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 18
Sep 2025
All-time peak 1754
at age 18 · −18 from today
Aug 2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 18
Jun 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 18
Mar 2025
Best 12-month gain (+457 Elo)
1073 → 1530
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-13
1749 → 1736
Tournaments
16
76 games
Score
33/ 7643.4%
25W22D29L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJaume Vinals Rioja1,927·XXXIV Obert Internacional Escacs de La Pobla de Lillet GRUP A·R6·+29.6
2.[W]vsJoan Bosch Rovira1,912·XXXIV Obert Internacional Escacs de La Pobla de Lillet GRUP A·R8·+28.9
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsGuenaelle Le Houssine1,694·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Cavalier·R8·-21.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
16 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/5 | #33 | 2171 | +6.6 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 0/1 | #21 | 905 | -11.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/8 | #379 | 1708 | -9.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #14 | 957 | -9.8 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #40 | 2550 | +10.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #11 | 1997 | +13.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #156 | 1829 | +2.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #104 | 2237 | +3.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #130 | 2397 | +13.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/9 | #221 | 1689 | -31.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsEthan Cyprienne Fonsat
🇫🇷FRA·1801
+4 −5 =0
9 games·last met Aug 2025
View head-to-head →
vsYlan Ney-Alexandre
🇫🇷FRA·1794
+2 −4 =2
8 games·last met Aug 2025
View head-to-head →
vsSarah Casimir
🇫🇷FRA·1811
+0 −4 =4
8 games·last met Aug 2025
View head-to-head →
vsLionel Buisson
🇫🇷FRA·1946
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Dec 2024
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
France
#6,633
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#69,261
in continent
World
#97,408
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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