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Hell, Pascal
🇫🇷FIDE 608289· Male· France· Born in 1965
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Pascal Hell, a 61-year-old French player, is rated 2096 and sitting in the top 5% of French players, and in the top 7% worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 14 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent appearances: Tournoi Alain Francois 2026 r7 and Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7. His peak of 2242 was reached at age 49 (Dec 2014).
Current rating
2096
Standard
Rpd2085·Blz—
All-time high
2242
−146 pts below
Dec 2014 · age 49
Dec 2014 · age 49
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#827 · French players · of 17,591
Career timeline
19 entries2026
22nd French 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2096
May 2026
7-month rising streak
+22 Elo
May 2026
2022
30th French 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 2158
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2155 → returned at 2153
Apr 2020
2016
25th French 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2218
Dec 2016
2014
27th French 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2242
Dec 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+9
2087 → 2096
Tournaments
9
12 games
Score
9/ 1275.0%
7W4D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #10 | 2659 | +4.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #2248 | 1984 | -3.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #10 | 2166 | +4.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #8 | 2150 | +4.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #1120 | 2036 | -1.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 2534 | +4.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #1005 | 2481 | +1.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #1104 | 2786 | +7.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #2774 | 1179 | -13.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsFabien Graeber
🇫🇷FRA·2051
+3 −3 =7
13 games·last met Mar 2019
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vsMarc Schaub
🇫🇷FRA·1928
+6 −2 =1
9 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsGuillaume Goettelmann
🇫🇷FRA·2136
+1 −0 =6
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsMarc Gautier
🇫🇷FRA·1757
+7 −0 =0
7 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsNenad Radovic
🇫🇷FRA·1821
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
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France
#827
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#11,472
in continent
World
#15,790
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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