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Marcelin, Cyril
GM🇫🇷FIDE 607274· Male· France· Born in 1979
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Cyril Marcelin, a 47-year-old French Grandmaster, is rated 2421 and sitting in the top 1% of French players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 13 months (2011–2012) and 12 months (2017–2018). Recent appearance: Oberliga Bayern 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. His peak of 2514 was reached at age 28 (Jul 2007); he also reached French #16 in Apr 2003.
Awarded GM in 2003 (age 24) and IM in 2001 (age 22).
Current rating
2421
Standard
Rpd2459·Blz2436
All-time high
2514
−93 pts below
Jul 2007 · age 28
Jul 2007 · age 28
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#51 · French players · of 17,591
Career timeline
17 entries2025
60th 45-50 player worldwide
at age 46 · rated 2451
Feb 2025
2023
90th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 44 · rated 2456
Sep 2023
2017
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2462 → returned at 2451
Jun 2017
2016
500 career games
at age 37
Jul 2016
2011
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2477 → returned at 2488
Jul 2011
2007
Re-crossed 2500
at age 28
Jul 2007
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-20
2441 → 2421
Tournaments
7
17 games
Score
7.5/ 1744.1%
3W9D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jun 2026 | 4.5/9 | #84 | 2490 | +8.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #70 | 1418 | -7.7 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #24 | 2400 | -0.9 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #33 | 2154 | -3.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #31 | 2383 | -0.7 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #31 | 2578 | +2.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/2 | #55 | 2117 | -8.5 |
Rankings
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France
#51
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#838
in continent
World
#1,350
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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