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Lerch, Patrice
IM🇫🇷FIDE 605867· Male· France· Born in 1977
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Patrice Lerch, a 49-year-old French International Master, is rated 2304 and sitting in the top 1% of French players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2300 and 2350 for 4 years. 29 rated games in the past year (≈37/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r8-9, SMM NLB 2026 round 1, and SMM 2025 1.Liga promotion round. Also played 1 rapid (including 10e Festival de Noel de Mundolsheim - Rapide Individuel) and 1 blitz events (including 10e Festival de Noel de Mundolsheim - Blitz Individuel) recently. His peak of 2418 was reached at age 38 (Oct 2015, French #64 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2014 (age 37) and FM in 2003 (age 26).
Current rating
2304
Standard
Rpd2340·Blz2275
All-time high
2418
−114 pts below
Oct 2015 · age 38
Oct 2015 · age 38
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#165 · French players · of 17,591
Career timeline
20 entries2023
9th French 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2347
Oct 2023
2018
5th French 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2405
Jun 2018
2017
Re-crossed 2400
at age 40
Feb 2017
2015
Peak French rank: #64
at age 38 · rated 2418
Oct 2015
All-time peak 2418
at age 38 · −114 from today
Oct 2015
Re-crossed 2400
at age 38
Jul 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-18
2322 → 2304
Tournaments
12
28 games
Score
18/ 2864.3%
12W12D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #276 | 2110 | -5.5 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #138 | 1344 | -7.3 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #55 | 2468 | +4.1 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #36 | 2482 | +4.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #189 | 2154 | -4.1 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #10 | 2774 | +1.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #227 | 2283 | -0.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #77 | 2859 | +1.9 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 1/1 | #62 | 2887 | +2.1 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/7 | #18 | 2170 | -11.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsFlorian DaeschlerFM
🇫🇷FRA·2283
+5 −1 =6
12 games·last met May 2024
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vsBilel BellahceneGM
🇩🇿ALG·2493
+2 −3 =7
12 games·last met May 2023
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vsHerve Engelmann
🇫🇷FRA·1998
+6 −0 =4
10 games·last met May 2024
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vsNicolas Kern
🇫🇷FRA·2110
+7 −1 =1
9 games·last met May 2025
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vsThomas DeckerFM
🇫🇷FRA·2286
+8 −1 =0
9 games·last met May 2025
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Rankings
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France
#165
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#2,624
in continent
World
#3,949
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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