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Cancel, Didier
🇫🇷FIDE 603538· Male· France· Born in 1969
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Didier Cancel, a 57-year-old French player, is rated 1619 — just 19 short of his peak of 1638 (Mar 2024, age 55). He is on a steady climb with +44 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - OCC Mars, Team 2026 - OCC Fevrier, and Team 2026 - OCC Decembre. Also played 1 rapid event (including Deleuze 2025-26 - Pezenas) recently.
Current rating
1619
Standard
Rpd1634·Blz—
All-time high
1638
−19 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 55
Mar 2024 · age 55
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#139,160
#139,160 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 56
Dec 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 56
Nov 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+241 Elo)
1397 → 1638
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 55
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 55
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 55
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Avenirperf 1754 (+124) · 5.5/8 · #39
Top opponent
Evolution
+44
1575 → 1619
Tournaments
5
13 games
Score
7.5/ 1357.7%
7W1D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsVincent Bouchard1,692·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Avenir·R7·+11.8
2.[W]vsIvan Volkov Baer1,690·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Avenir·R2·+11.7
3.[W]vsAlexandru Sirbu1,650·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Avenir·R3·+10.6
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #225 | 1147 | -2.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #129 | 1609 | -0.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #243 | 927 | -7.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/8 | #39 | 1754 | +40.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #69 | 2304 | +16.0 |
Rankings
/
France
#10,471
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#94,100
in continent
World
#139,151
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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