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Fayard, Alain
FM🇫🇷FIDE 600857· Male· France· Born in 1959
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Alain Fayard, a 67-year-old French FIDE Master, is rated 2185 and sitting in the top 3% of French players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +132 Elo over the past 12 months. 72 rated games in the past year (≈39/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 8. Also played 4 blitz events (including Blitz Mattheys 2025) recently. He took a 20-month break between Jul 2002 and Apr 2004. His peak of 2360 was reached at age 48 (Oct 2007).
Awarded FM in 2007 (age 48).
Current rating
2185
Standard
Rpd2135·Blz2098
All-time high
2360
−175 pts below
Oct 2007 · age 48
Oct 2007 · age 48
Activity
57
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
68 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#447 · French players · of 17,591
Career timeline
22 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+132 Elo)
2053 → 2185
Jun 2026
8th French 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 2187
Mar 2026
2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 63
Jul 2022
2020
16th French 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2219
Oct 2020
Re-crossed 2200
at age 61
Feb 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2200
at age 60
Mar 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+144
2041 → 2185
Tournaments
13
67 games
Score
45.5/ 6767.9%
37W17D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #61 | 2189 | +4.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #656 | 1985 | -5.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #944 | 2021 | -4.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #271 | 2742 | +4.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2307 | +30.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #102 | 2875 | +8.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/9 | #73 | 2128 | -0.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #376 | 2839 | +7.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6.5/11 | #60 | 2179 | +32.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #395 | 2678 | +5.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNimrod Faybish
🇧🇪BEL·2141
+7 −3 =5
15 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsIvan Ronse
🇧🇪BEL·2091
+10 −1 =0
11 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsDavid Venet
🇧🇪BEL·2042
+5 −3 =1
9 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsStephane Tannemaat
🇧🇪BEL·1963
+5 −3 =1
9 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsAhmed Draidi
🇧🇪BEL·2007
+3 −3 =2
8 games·last met Jan 2025
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Rankings
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France
#447
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#6,337
in continent
World
#8,999
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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