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Degraeve, Jean-Marc
GM🇫🇷FIDE 600270· Male· France· Born in 1971
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Jean-Marc Degraeve, a 55-year-old French Grandmaster, is rated 2494 and ranked 22nd among French players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +50 Elo over the past 12 months. 78 rated games in the past year (≈73/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r8-9, 42e Open International d'echecs de Cappelle la Grande, and Team 2026 - Coupe de France 16e Finale. Also played 6 rapid (including European Corporate Chess Championship 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Rencontres Internationales des Echecs Francophones Blitz) recently. His peak of 2602 was reached at age 30 (Jul 2001, World #91 at the time); he spent 31 months in French top 10.
Awarded GM in 2001 (age 30).
Current rating
2494
Standard
Rpd2449·Blz2415
All-time high
2602
−108 pts below
Jul 2001 · age 30
Jul 2001 · age 30
Activity
91
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
84 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#22
#22 · French players · of 17,591
31 months in National top 10 (2001–2014)
31 months in National top 10 (2001–2014)
Career timeline
18 entries2026
17th 50-55 player worldwide
at age 55 · rated 2507
Mar 2026
Re-crossed 2500
at age 55
Feb 2026
2017
15th 45-50 player worldwide
at age 46 · rated 2592
May 2017
2014
31 months in national top 10
since Jan 2001
Nov 2014
2012
19th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 41 · rated 2584
Dec 2012
2011
1,000 career games
at age 40
Nov 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+31
2463 → 2494
Tournaments
13
81 games
Score
65/ 8180.2%
53W24D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsArmen PetrosyanIM2,299·3eme Festival International de Ceyreste et Cassis Echecs Open A p1800 Elo·R5·-7.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/7 | #12 | 2308 | -9.9 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #85 | 2408 | -2.7 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 7/9 | #9 | 2457 | -0.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #31 | 3204 | +3.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #161 | 3221 | +4.1 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #16 | 3197 | +3.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2550 | +8.1 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 8/9 | #1 | 2487 | +8.1 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 7/9 | #1 | 2371 | -4.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 7/9 | #1 | 2518 | +5.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRemy DegraeveIM
🇫🇷FRA·2463
+7 −10 =17
34 games·last met May 2026
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vsAlexandre Bacrot
🇫🇷FRA·2459
+8 −7 =9
24 games·last met May 2026
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vsArmen PetrosyanIM
🇫🇷FRA·2309
+8 −3 =8
19 games·last met May 2026
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vsEric Mory
🇫🇷FRA·2024
+14 −2 =1
17 games·last met May 2026
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vsMichel Bonnafous
🇫🇷FRA·1897
+12 −1 =2
15 games·last met Jun 2024
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Rankings
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France
#22
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#367
in continent
World
#627
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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