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Kirszenberg, Marc
CM🇫🇷FIDE 601594· Male· France· Born in 1964
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Marc Kirszenberg, a 62-year-old French Candidate Master, is rated 2088 and sitting in the top 5% of French players, and in the top 8% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2066 and 2124 over the past 2 years. 66 rated games in the past year (≈50/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7, Championnat des Hauts-de-Seine 2026 des plus50 ans Part II, and Championnat des Hauts-de-Seine 2026 des plus de 50 ans. Also played 2 rapid (including European Corporate Chess Championship 2025) and 1 blitz events (including 2eme soiree open blitz de Maisons-Laffitte 2025-2026) recently. His peak of 2261 was reached at age 44 (Apr 2008).
Awarded CM in 2018 (age 54).
Current rating
2088
Standard
Rpd2068·Blz2046
All-time high
2261
−173 pts below
Apr 2008 · age 44
Apr 2008 · age 44
Activity
55
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
66 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#861 · French players · of 17,591
Career timeline
29 entries2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 61
Dec 2025
25th French 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2124
Jul 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 61
May 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+90 Elo)
1984 → 2074
Jun 2024
2022
Re-crossed 2100
at age 58
Mar 2022
2020
28th French 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2165
Feb 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-36
2124 → 2088
Tournaments
16
63 games
Score
41/ 6365.1%
26W30D7L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsShabir Hussain BhawoodienFM2,026·FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Open S50·R2·+8.4
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
16 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 3.5/6 | #102 | 2126 | +7.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #2163 | 1970 | -3.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #7 | 2541 | +4.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #2233 | 1030 | -16.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #978 | 2689 | +4.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/4 | #7 | 1936 | -6.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #4 | 2028 | -6.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #326 | 2692 | +4.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #25 | 1991 | -1.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #1070 | 2711 | +5.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPierre-Yves ToulzacFM
🇫🇷FRA·2106
+2 −1 =4
7 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsHerve DaurelleFM
🇫🇷FRA·2039
+1 −2 =4
7 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsPascal Duffau
🇫🇷FRA·1938
+3 −0 =2
5 games·last met Jan 2019
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vsNamig GuliyevGM
🇦🇿AZE·2438
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Jan 2019
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vsPatrick Van DongenFM
🇫🇷FRA·2312
+0 −2 =3
5 games·last met Feb 2016
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Rankings
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France
#861
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#12,045
in continent
World
#16,556
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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