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Bouton, Christophe
CM🇫🇷FIDE 603813· Male· France· Born in 1961
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Christophe Bouton, a 65-year-old French Candidate Master, is rated 1864. He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 14 months. 34 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - IDF Avril, Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r7-9, and 42e Open International d'echecs de Cappelle la Grande. He took a 13-month break between Sep 2021 and Nov 2022. His peak of 2173 was reached at age 40 (Jan 2001).
Awarded CM in 2026 (age 65).
Current rating
1864
Standard
Rpd1965·Blz1974
All-time high
2173
−309 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 40
Jan 2001 · age 40
Activity
39
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#57,495
#57,495 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
25 entries2026
CM title awardedCM
at age 65
Jun 2026
2022
77th French 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1963
Apr 2022
2021
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1963 → returned at 1943
Sep 2021
2020
Best 12-month gain (+55 Elo)
1928 → 1983
Mar 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2000
at age 58
May 2019
2018
500 career games
at age 57
Dec 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-5
1869 → 1864
Tournaments
9
34 games
Score
17/ 3450.0%
10W14D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #302 | 2575 | +7.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #637 | 1639 | -18.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/8 | #282 | 1857 | -1.2 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 4/8 | #293 | 1947 | +11.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #544 | 1789 | -2.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/9 | #107 | 1792 | -27.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2/2 | #102 | 2682 | +20.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #151 | 2769 | +13.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #1025 | 1165 | -7.4 |
Rankings
/
France
#3,523
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#42,149
in continent
World
#57,494
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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