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Wauters, Alain
🇫🇷FIDE 601373· Male· France· Born in 1955
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Alain Wauters, a 71-year-old French player, is rated 2045 and sitting in the top 10% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +36 Elo over the past 12 months. 41 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r7-9, 39eme Festival International des Jeux de Cannes - Open B (1600-2200), and 40eme Open International d'Hiver de Nice. Also played 1 blitz event (including 1er Blitz Easy Chess x Davidson Consulting) recently. His peak of 2227 was reached at age 49 (Oct 2004).
Current rating
2045
Standard
Rpd1991·Blz1963
All-time high
2227
−182 pts below
Oct 2004 · age 49
Oct 2004 · age 49
Activity
33
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
37 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 10%
#21,359 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2026
17th French 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 2045
Jun 2026
2025
25th French 65-70 player
at age 70 · rated 2039
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 70
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+90 Elo)
1882 → 1972
Nov 2024
500 career games
at age 69
Feb 2024
2016
22nd French 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2147
Jan 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+36
2009 → 2045
Tournaments
8
37 games
Score
25/ 3767.6%
19W12D6L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsMilan KandicFM1,950·39eme Festival International des Jeux de Cannes - Open B (1600-2200)·R9·+7.3
3.[W]vsLeo A Keely1,924·39eme Festival International des Jeux de Cannes - Open B (1600-2200)·R7·+6.7
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsIan Lyubimov1,741·39eme Festival International des Jeux de Cannes - Open B (1600-2200)·R2·-17.0
2.[L]vsVincent Anes1,779·39eme Festival International des Jeux de Cannes - Open B (1600-2200)·R1·-16.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #659 | 2588 | +3.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 7/9 | #5 | 2029 | +0.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #427 | 2638 | +5.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/7 | #6 | 2053 | +6.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #1154 | 1399 | -5.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #511 | 1855 | -4.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/8 | #32 | 2060 | +4.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/9 | #6 | 2111 | +25.0 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsPatrick Maiffret
🇲🇨MNC·1866
+4 −0 =7
11 games·last met May 2025
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vsChristopher DebrayIM
🇫🇷FRA·2315
+0 −7 =0
7 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsEmmanuel Radoman
🇫🇷FRA·1971
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Nov 2022
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vsPatrick Van HoolandtFM
🇲🇨MNC·2013
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsSalko Ahmetovic
🇫🇷FRA·1850
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Sep 2023
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Rankings
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France
#1,133
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#15,690
in continent
World
#21,359
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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