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De Sousa, Jose-Claude

FM🇫🇷

FIDEFIDE 603880· Male· France· Born in 1972

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Jose-Claude De Sousa, a 54-year-old French FIDE Master, is rated 2246 and sitting in the top 2% of French players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He plays occasionally (1 game in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 14 months (2006–2007), 13 months (2011–2012) and 161 months (2012–2026). Recent appearance: Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r5. His peak of 2320 was reached at age 33 (Apr 2005).

Awarded FM in 2005 (age 33).

Current rating

2246

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2320

−74 pts below
Apr 2005 · age 33

Activity

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1 past 12 mo
classical only

Signature stat

Top 2%

#274 · French players · of 17,591

Career timeline

19 entries
2026
17th French 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 2246
Jun 2026
2013
24th French 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2264
Apr 2013
2012
Inactive for 161 months
paused at 2264 → returned at 2246
Sep 2012
2011
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2262 → returned at 2264
Jul 2011
2010
100 career games
at age 38
Jul 2010
2008
21st French 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 2307
Jul 2008

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Evolution
-18
2264 → 2246
Tournaments
1
1 games
Score
0/ 10.0%
0W0D1L
Top wins
No standard wins or draws in the last 12 months.
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsArthur Fricker1,848·Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r5·R1·-18.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r5
Team
Feb 20260/1#20481048-18.4
Worst Elo result: Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r5 (-18.4 Elo, finished #2048).

Rankings

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France
#274
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#4,098
in continent
World
#6,006
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
France
1
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2,744
2
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2,721
3
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2,626
4
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2,615
4
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2,615
6
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2,613
7
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2,610
8
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2,596
9
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2,559
10
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2,557
...
274🇫🇷De Sousa, Jose-Claude2,246
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
...
4098🇫🇷De Sousa, Jose-Claude2,246
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
...
6006🇫🇷De Sousa, Jose-Claude2,246