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Primel, Dominique
🇫🇷FIDE 605956· Male· France· Born in 1961
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Dominique Primel, a 65-year-old French player, is rated 1954. He is on a steady climb with +37 Elo over the past 12 months. 107 rated games in the past year (≈55/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Open Retif 2025-26 (Championnat de la Loire Atlantique) r6, 7eme Open International de la Mayenne - tournoi A (p1600 elo), and Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7. His peak of 2156 was reached at age 41 (Jan 2002).
Current rating
1954
Standard
Rpd1864·Blz1913
All-time high
2156
−202 pts below
Jan 2002 · age 41
Jan 2002 · age 41
Activity
86
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
96 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#35,852
#35,852 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2025
81st French 60-65 player
at age 64 · rated 1970
Nov 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+171 Elo)
1776 → 1947
Aug 2024
2022
1,000 career games
at age 61
Sep 2022
2018
76th French 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 2030
Jun 2018
Re-crossed 2000
at age 57
Apr 2018
2017
10-month rising streak
+112 Elo
Dec 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+17
1937 → 1954
Tournaments
23
90 games
Score
47/ 9052.2%
37W20D33L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
20 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/7 | #12 | 1956 | +1.2 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/5 | #44 | 2022 | +9.8 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/5 | #6 | 1931 | -1.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #37 | 1966 | +2.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/6 | #17 | 2028 | +15.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #1369 | 1872 | -3.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #40 | 1927 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/8 | #311 | 1936 | -1.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/5 | #18 | 1920 | -2.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #1395 | 1994 | +2.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsThierry Genereau
🇫🇷FRA·1933
+4 −1 =3
8 games·last met Nov 2023
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vsArnaud Caillot
🇫🇷FRA·1690
+6 −0 =2
8 games·last met Apr 2023
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vsRonan Le GoffFM
🇫🇷FRA·2283
+2 −3 =3
8 games·last met Nov 2018
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vsAlban DelormeFM
🇫🇷FRA·2267
+0 −5 =3
8 games·last met Oct 2014
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vsEric Egreteau
🇫🇷FRA·1931
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met Oct 2022
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Rankings
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France
#2,058
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#26,489
in continent
World
#35,851
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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