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Baltzer, Yoan
🇫🇷FIDE 551066394· Male· France· Born in 2008
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Yoan Baltzer, a 18-year-old French player, is rated 2197 and ranked 19th among French players under 18, and in the top 4% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +38 Elo over the past 12 months. 114 rated games in the past year (≈92/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Championnat de France des Jeunes 2026 - U18, grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, and Team 2026 - Nationale 2 r7-9. Also played 8 rapid (including Rapide du 24e Festival international d'Echecs du Conseil Departemental de Meurthe et Moselle) and 5 blitz events (including Championnat de France 2025 - Blitz) recently. His peak of 2241 was reached at age 18 (Apr 2026).
At junior level, he reached #13 and #28 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
2197
Standard
Rpd2188·Blz2147
All-time high
2241
−44 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 18
Apr 2026 · age 18
Activity
95
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
114 past 12 mo · ≈10/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#19
#19 · French players under 18 · of 1,020
Career timeline
11 entries2026
13th French U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2241
Apr 2026
Crossed 2200
at age 18
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2241
at age 18 · −44 from today
Apr 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 17
Dec 2025
Crossed 2100
at age 17
Mar 2025
2024
28th French U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2076
Dec 2024
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+60
2137 → 2197
Tournaments
22
106 games
Score
68.5/ 10664.6%
47W43D16L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAdam MekhaneFM2,361·27eme Open International de Wasselonne - Tournoi A (plus de 1800)·R3·+32.8
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7/9 | #6 | 2265 | +16.3 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #289 | 2105 | -58.9 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #93 | 2585 | +20.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/7 | #11 | 2206 | +29.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/9 | #34 | 2209 | +36.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #35 | 2874 | +33.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #234 | 1883 | -12.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #198 | 2708 | +8.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/9 | #29 | 2110 | -8.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #84 | 2911 | +19.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBounmy Sengthavisay
🇫🇷FRA·1985
+6 −1 =2
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsAlexandre PigeatFM
🇫🇷FRA·2245
+1 −3 =3
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsAntoine Roth-Vouaux
🇫🇷FRA·1967
+5 −1 =1
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsHadrien Vallet
🇫🇷FRA·2021
+4 −0 =3
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsHani Assakali
🇫🇷FRA·1962
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
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France
#408
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#5,843
in continent
World
#8,326
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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