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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
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#139,719
#139,719 · players worldwide · of 218,279
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 (+219 Elo)
1397 → 1616
Nov 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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
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
#10,536
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#94,408
in continent
World
#139,710
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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