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Bacrot, Etienne
GM🇫🇷FIDE 605506· Male· France· Born in 1983
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Etienne Bacrot, a 43-year-old French Grandmaster, is rated 2626 and ranked 3rd among French players, and 105th worldwide. He has held steady between 2625 and 2650 for 19 months. 69 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 April 2026, Al-Beruniy 3rd International chess tournament, Masters, and FIDE World Cup 2025. Also played 2 rapid events (including FIDE World Cup 2025 Rapid TB) recently. His peak of 2749 was reached at age 30 (Nov 2013); he also reached World #9 in Apr 2005 and spent 19 months in the world top 20.
Awarded GM in 2001 (age 18). At junior level, he reached World #3 in U20 and World #3 in U18.
Current rating
2626
Standard
Rpd2633·Blz2589
All-time high
2749
−123 pts below
Nov 2013 · age 30
Nov 2013 · age 30
Activity
68
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
66 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#3
#3 · French players · of 17,591
19 months in World top 20 (2004–2014)
19 months in World top 20 (2004–2014)
Career timeline
27 entries2024
5th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 41 · rated 2686
Apr 2024
2022
Re-crossed 2650
at age 39
Dec 2022
Re-crossed 2650
at age 39
Jul 2022
2017
Re-crossed 2700
at age 34
Jun 2017
2016
Re-crossed 2700
at age 33
May 2016
Re-crossed 2700
at age 33
Mar 2016
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-5
2631 → 2626
Tournaments
13
55 games
Score
30.5/ 5555.5%
11W39D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/3 | #107 | 2507 | -5.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #49 | 2520 | -4.5 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 5/9 | #2 | 2638 | +1.5 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2.5/3 | #5 | 2762 | +4.1 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #82 | 2562 | -1.9 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #31 | 2728 | +2.5 |
Knockout | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | R128 | 2661 | +1.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1.5/2 | #12 | 2682 | +1.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/11 | #92 | 2566 | -11.1 |
Knockout | Aug 2025 | 5/8 | F | 2640 | +0.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLaurent FressinetGM
🇫🇷FRA·2610
+5 −5 =15
25 games·last met May 2025
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vsHans Moke NiemannGM
🇺🇸USA·2742
+4 −13 =7
24 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsVasyl IvanchukGM
🇺🇦UKR·2634
+3 −7 =12
22 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsChristian BauerGM
🇫🇷FRA·2557
+7 −3 =12
22 games·last met May 2025
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vsAlexander GrischukGM
🇷🇺RUS·2628
+0 −9 =11
20 games·last met Mar 2022
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Rankings
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France
#3
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#51
in continent
World
#105
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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