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Cappon, John

CM🇫🇷

FIDEFIDE 608459· Male· France· Born in 1974

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John Cappon, a 52-year-old French Candidate Master, is rated 2051 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: Team 2026 - Nationale 2 r7-9. His peak of 2254 was reached at age 42 (Sep 2016).

Awarded CM in 2023 (age 49).

Current rating

2051

Standard

Rpd2124·Blz—

All-time high

2254

−203 pts below
Sep 2016 · age 42

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 9%

#20,658 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

19 entries
2025
73rd French 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2073
Feb 2025
2023
CM title awardedCM
at age 49
Dec 2023
2022
59th French 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 2132
Feb 2022
2020
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2127 → returned at 2130
Oct 2020
Re-crossed 2100
at age 46
Apr 2020
2016
35th French 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2254
Oct 2016

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Antoine Lemonnier 2,125
Team 2026 - Nationale 2 r3-4 · Dec 2025 · +1.9 Elo
Evolution
+12
2039 → 2051
Tournaments
6
9 games
Score
6/ 966.7%
4W4D1L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsGuillaume Deveque2,037·Team 2026 - Nationale 2 r3-4·R1·+9.4
2.[W]vsMarc Jaulin2,017·Team 2026 - Nationale 2 r1·R1·+9.1
3.[W]vsXurui Chen1,761·Team 2026 - Nationale 2 r7-9·R3·+3.2
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsVincent Amarger2,047·Team 2026 - Nationale 2 r7-9·R1·-10.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team 2026 - Nationale 2 r7-9
Team
Mar 20262/3#751961-4.8
Team 2026 - Nationale 2 r6
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#3101974-2.4
Team 2026 - Nationale 2 r5
Team
Jan 20260.5/1#2562082+0.6
Team 2026 - Nationale 2 r3-4
Team
Dec 20251.5/2#952272+12.0
Team 2026 - Nationale 2 r2
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#2671924-3.4
Team 2026 - Nationale 2 r1
Team
Oct 20251/1#272817+9.4

Rankings

/
France
#1,092
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#15,166
in continent
World
#20,658
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
France
1
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2,744
2
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2,721
3
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2,626
4
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2,615
4
🇫🇷Maurizzi, MarcAndriaFollow MarcAndria MaurizziTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,615
6
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2,613
7
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2,610
8
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2,596
9
🇫🇷Cornette, MatthieuFollow Matthieu CornetteTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,559
10
🇫🇷Bauer, ChristianFollow Christian BauerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,557
...
1092🇫🇷Cappon, John2,051
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
4
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,744
5
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2,739
6
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
7
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,713
...
15166🇫🇷Cappon, John2,051
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
20658🇫🇷Cappon, John2,051