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Belkhodja, Slim
GM🇫🇷FIDE 600229· Male· France· Born in 1962
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Slim Belkhodja, a 64-year-old French Grandmaster, is rated 2267 and sitting in the top 1% of French players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +26 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈38/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r8-9, Team 2026 - Coupe de France 3e tour, and Premier Open International de Calais. Also played 21 rapid (including Les Internationaux de France Rapide 2025) and 3 blitz events (including Internationaux RnB Paris IDF 2026 Blitz) recently. His peak of 2531 was reached at age 39 (Jul 2001, World #327 at the time); he spent 118 months as French #1, with a longest streak of 7 consecutive years.
Competes for Tunisia since Oct 2001. Awarded GM in 2002 (age 40) and IM in 2001 (age 39).
Current rating
2267
Standard
Rpd2310·Blz2264
All-time high
2531
−264 pts below
Jul 2001 · age 39
Jul 2001 · age 39
Activity
33
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#223 · French players · of 17,591
118 months in #1 nationally (2001–2020)
118 months in #1 nationally (2001–2020)
Career timeline
25 entries2023
1st French 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2286
Jul 2023
2020
118 months in National #1
longest streak 94 months · since Jan 2001
Jan 2020
2019
72nd 55-60 player worldwide
at age 57 · rated 2422
Feb 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2400
at age 56
Feb 2018
2017
Re-crossed 2400
at age 55
Nov 2017
Re-crossed 2400
at age 55
May 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+26
2241 → 2267
Tournaments
9
25 games
Score
18/ 2572.0%
14W8D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/5 | #127 | 2248 | +0.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #170 | 2207 | -1.5 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #57 | 2372 | +2.7 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #119 | 2768 | +1.5 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #144 | 2401 | +3.7 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #65 | 2487 | +6.5 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 7/8 | #2 | 2426 | +17.9 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJudicael MeillonFM
🇫🇷FRA·2291
+1 −9 =6
16 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsRene Jacq
🇫🇷FRA·1872
+8 −2 =2
12 games·last met May 2026
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vsCristiano Tieres
🇵🇹POR·1928
+6 −4 =1
11 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsMartin Giblin
🇫🇷FRA·1798
+11 −0 =0
11 games·last met May 2025
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vsMoawia Ahmed Holi AliCM
🇸🇩SUD·2054
+8 −1 =1
10 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
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France
#223
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#3,527
in continent
World
#5,209
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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