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Apicella, Manuel

GM🇫🇷

FIDEFIDE 600164· Male· France· Born in 1970

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Manuel Apicella, a 56-year-old French Grandmaster, is rated 2448 and ranked 42nd among French players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r8-9. His peak of 2555 was reached at age 37 (Apr 2007); he also reached World #285 in Jul 2005.

Awarded GM in 2001 (age 31).

Current rating

2448

Standard

Rpd2509·Blz2446

All-time high

2555

−107 pts below
Apr 2007 · age 37

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#42

#42 · French players · of 17,422

Career timeline

18 entries
2026
27th 55-60 player worldwide
at age 56 · rated 2452
Mar 2026
2024
24th 50-55 player worldwide
at age 54 · rated 2484
Oct 2024
2022
Re-crossed 2500
at age 52
Nov 2022
Re-crossed 2500
at age 52
May 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2500
at age 51
Dec 2021
2019
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2505 → returned at 2506
Jun 2019

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Albert TomasiFM 2,287
Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r3 · Nov 2025 · +2.7 Elo
Evolution
-11
2459 → 2448
Tournaments
5
9 games
Score
5.5/ 961.1%
2W7D0L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsAlbert TomasiFM2,287·Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r3·R2·+2.7
2.[W]vsLilian Dos Santos2,080·Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r1-2·R2·+1.0
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r8-9
Team
Mar 20261/2#1382320-3.6
Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r6-7
Team
Jan 20261/2#1312319-3.6
Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r4-5
Team
Dec 20250.5/1#2302219-3.0
Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r3
Team
Nov 20251.5/2#462523+1.7
Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r1-2
Team
Oct 20251.5/2#732341-2.1

Most-Played Opponents

vsJean-Noel RiffGM
🇫🇷FRA·2407
+3 −1 =3
7 games·last met May 2019
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vsChristian BauerGM
🇫🇷FRA·2557
+0 −3 =4
7 games·last met May 2019
View head-to-head →
vsChristopher DebrayIM
🇫🇷FRA·2315
+3 −0 =4
7 games·last met Feb 2019
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vsStephane BressacIM
🇫🇷FRA·2285
+5 −0 =2
7 games·last met Jul 2018
View head-to-head →
vsMatthieu CornetteGM
🇫🇷FRA·2556
+2 −0 =5
7 games·last met Aug 2013
View head-to-head →

Rankings

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France
#42
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#622
in continent
World
#1,033
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
France
1
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
2
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
3
🇫🇷Bacrot, EtienneFollow Etienne BacrotTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,626
4
🇫🇷Lagarde, MaximeFollow Maxime LagardeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,618
5
🇫🇷Moussard, JulesFollow Jules MoussardTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,613
6
🇫🇷Fressinet, LaurentFollow Laurent FressinetTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,610
6
🇫🇷Maurizzi, MarcAndriaFollow MarcAndria MaurizziTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,610
8
🇫🇷Kamsky, GataFollow Gata KamskyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,596
9
🇫🇷Bauer, ChristianFollow Christian BauerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,557
10
🇫🇷Cornette, MatthieuFollow Matthieu CornetteTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,556
...
42🇫🇷Apicella, Manuel2,448
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
622🇫🇷Apicella, Manuel2,448
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
1033🇫🇷Apicella, Manuel2,448