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Decroix, Paloan
🇫🇷FIDE 603163· Male· France· Born in 1943
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Paloan Decroix, a 83-year-old French player, is rated 1843. He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 7 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent appearances: Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r4 and 19eme Open FIDE de l'Echecs Club Montpellier. Also played 3 rapid events (including 33e Rapide Fide de l'Echecs Club Montpellier) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 53 months (2004–2008), 16 months (2008–2010), 19 months (2011–2012) and 27 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2161 was reached at age 58 (Oct 2001).
Current rating
1843
Standard
Rpd1802·Blz1900
All-time high
2161
−318 pts below
Oct 2001 · age 58
Oct 2001 · age 58
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#63,391
#63,391 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+99 Elo)
1781 → 1880
Nov 2024
6th French 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1892
Oct 2024
2020
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 1897 → returned at 1902
Feb 2020
2019
4th French 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1936
Jun 2019
2017
Re-crossed 2000
at age 74
Dec 2017
2014
3rd French 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 2069
Dec 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-15
1858 → 1843
Tournaments
6
15 games
Score
7/ 1546.7%
7W0D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 3/5 | #27 | 1788 | -4.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #58 | 2607 | +9.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/6 | #42 | 1841 | -0.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #2173 | 1063 | -9.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #1835 | 1141 | -7.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #2638 | 1148 | -7.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJean-Fred Fournier
🇫🇷FRA·1660
+5 −2 =3
10 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsJordan Sauret
🇫🇷FRA·2049
+3 −5 =0
8 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsRaphael Long
🇫🇷FRA·2027
+3 −5 =0
8 games·last met Dec 2022
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vsYounes El Mchaouri MasCM
🇫🇷FRA·2147
+2 −6 =0
8 games·last met Jul 2022
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vsRoland WeillFM
🇫🇷FRA·2066
+2 −5 =0
7 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
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France
#3,947
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#46,319
in continent
World
#63,390
out of 400,000+
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