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Verat, Laurent
FM🇫🇷FIDE 601004· Male· France· Born in 1963
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Laurent Verat, a 63-year-old French FIDE Master, is rated 2305 and sitting in the top 1% of French players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He plays occasionally (1 game in the last 12 months) and took a 13-month break between Feb 2025 and Apr 2026. Recent appearance: Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7. His peak of 2360 was reached at age 39 (Jul 2002, French #73 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 38). Earned IM norms at Open Intl de Bagneux 1988, Paris Open Champ A 1998, and Championnat de Paris 2001.
Current rating
2305
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2360
−55 pts below
Jul 2002 · age 39
Jul 2002 · age 39
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
1 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 1%
#161 · French players · of 17,591
Career timeline
15 entries2025
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2312 → returned at 2305
Feb 2025
2024
6th French 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2320
Dec 2024
2020
6th French 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 2321
Oct 2020
2016
8th French 50-55 player
at age 53 · rated 2351
Sep 2016
2011
8th French 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 2345
Jan 2011
2005
9th French 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2357
Jan 2005
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-7
2312 → 2305
Tournaments
1
1 games
Score
0.5/ 150.0%
0W1D0L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #2400 | 2001 | -7.2 |
Rankings
/
France
#161
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#2,595
in continent
World
#3,914
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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