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Salaun, Yann
IM🇫🇷FIDE 601748· Male· France· Born in 1968
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Yann Salaun, a 58-year-old French International Master, is rated 2182 and sitting in the top 3% of French players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He has slipped back 38 Elo over the past 12 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include European Individual Chess Championship 2026, Team 2026 - Nationale 2 r7-9, and Team 2026 - Coupe de France 16e Finale. His peak of 2409 was reached at age 33 (Oct 2001); he also reached French #40 in Jan 2002.
Awarded IM in 2001 (age 33) and FM in 2001 (age 33).
Current rating
2182
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2409
−227 pts below
Oct 2001 · age 33
Oct 2001 · age 33
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#459 · French players · of 17,591
Career timeline
15 entries2025
15th French 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 2220
Sep 2025
2020
14th French 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2271
Oct 2020
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 2271 → returned at 2264
Mar 2020
2014
13th French 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2321
Oct 2014
2009
13th French 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2341
Nov 2009
2005
100 career games
at age 37
Oct 2005
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-38
2220 → 2182
Tournaments
12
29 games
Score
14/ 2948.3%
12W4D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/11 | #337 | 2092 | -16.5 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #456 | 2757 | +2.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #111 | 1451 | -4.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #511 | 1382 | -5.3 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #307 | 2105 | -1.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #20 | 3072 | +5.9 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/7 | #17 | 2126 | -4.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #10 | 2703 | +1.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/2 | #637 | 1334 | -12.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #180 | 2750 | +1.8 |
Rankings
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France
#459
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#6,470
in continent
World
#9,179
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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