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Soyer, Jean-Yves
🇫🇷FIDE 609650· Male· France· Born in 1958
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Jean-Yves Soyer, a 68-year-old French player, is rated 2028. He has fluctuated between 1949 and 2051 over the past 2 years. 56 rated games in the past year (≈35/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r7-9, 24th Rochefort Chess Festival - Masters, and 4e Festival International d'Echecs de Tours - Tournoi A ouvert a tous. Also played 1 rapid event (including 4eme Trophee d'echecs de Trelaze) recently. His peak of 2225 was reached at age 44 (Jan 2002).
Current rating
2028
Standard
Rpd1996·Blz—
All-time high
2225
−197 pts below
Jan 2002 · age 44
Jan 2002 · age 44
Activity
48
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
51 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#23,484
#23,484 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2025
27th French 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 2042
May 2025
Best 12-month gain (+90 Elo)
1952 → 2042
May 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 67
Apr 2025
2022
59th French 60-65 player
at age 64 · rated 1997
May 2022
2020
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1973 → returned at 1939
Apr 2020
2016
500 career games
at age 58
Jun 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+5
2023 → 2028
Tournaments
11
51 games
Score
26/ 5151.0%
15W22D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsAndrea De HeugCM2,161·22eme Open International d'Echecs de Menton Tournoi A (1900 et p)·R8·-5.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 0/2 | #63 | 1210 | -21.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #975 | 2625 | +4.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/9 | #68 | 2138 | +27.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #218 | 2761 | +8.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/7 | #19 | 2019 | +4.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #600 | 1982 | -1.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #666 | 1940 | -2.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/9 | #35 | 2006 | -2.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #723 | 1996 | -0.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/9 | #32 | 2012 | -7.2 |
Rankings
/
France
#1,259
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#17,294
in continent
World
#23,484
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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