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Bauer, Christian
GM🇫🇷FIDE 603767· Male· France· Born in 1977
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Christian Bauer, a 49-year-old French Grandmaster, is rated 2557 and ranked 10th among French players, and 273rd worldwide. He is currently in the 2550–2575 range. 128 rated games in the past year (≈102/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM NLA 2026 round 2, Championnat International d'Echecs de Lyon Henri Rinck 2026, and grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open. Also played 20 rapid (including European Rapid Chess Championship 2025) and 6 blitz events (including European Blitz Chess Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2682 was reached at age 35 (Aug 2012); he also reached World #57 in Apr 2005 and spent 20 months in the world top 100.
Awarded GM in 2001 (age 24).
Current rating
2557
Standard
Rpd2580·Blz2608
All-time high
2682
−125 pts below
Aug 2012 · age 35
Aug 2012 · age 35
Activity
101
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
99 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#10
#10 · French players · of 17,591
20 months in World top 100 (2001–2021)
20 months in World top 100 (2001–2021)
Career timeline
29 entries2025
2,500 career games
at age 48
Aug 2025
2023
8th 45-50 player worldwide
at age 46 · rated 2593
Jun 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2600
at age 45
Jun 2022
2021
7th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 44 · rated 2645
Oct 2021
20 months in world top 100
since Jan 2001
Aug 2021
Re-crossed 2650
at age 44
Aug 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+5
2552 → 2557
Tournaments
25
93 games
Score
71.5/ 9376.9%
57W29D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsJoachim MouhamadFM2,126·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Grand Prix·R1·-9.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 2.5/3 | #5 | 2694 | +4.5 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/7 | #6 | 2493 | 0.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #16 | 3191 | +2.7 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7/9 | #8 | 2433 | -3.1 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/9 | #50 | 2505 | -4.1 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 3154 | +2.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #310 | 2546 | +0.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #116 | 3171 | +2.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2627 | +8.4 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsPierre Laurent-PaoliGM
🇫🇷FRA·2520
+12 −6 =6
24 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsEtienne BacrotGM
🇫🇷FRA·2626
+3 −7 =12
22 games·last met May 2025
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vsRomain EdouardGM
🇫🇷FRA·2538
+3 −5 =13
21 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsMahel BoyerGM
🇫🇷FRA·2485
+16 −2 =3
21 games·last met May 2025
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vsMatthieu CornetteGM
🇫🇷FRA·2559
+6 −3 =11
20 games·last met Jul 2023
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Rankings
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France
#10
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#158
in continent
World
#273
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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