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Rainfray, Arnaud
IM🇫🇷FIDE 609773· Male· France· Born in 1983
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Arnaud Rainfray, a 43-year-old French International Master, is rated 2349 and sitting in the top 1% of French players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 17 months (2005–2007), 151 months (2009–2021) and 26 months (2021–2024). Recent appearance: 2026 Tournoi d'echecs du Carnaval. His peak of 2416 was reached at age 21 (Jan 2004); he also reached French #49 in Apr 2003.
Awarded IM in 2004 (age 21) and FM in 2002 (age 19). At junior level, he reached World #84 in U20 and World #53 in U18.
Current rating
2349
Standard
Rpd2345·Blz2303
All-time high
2416
−67 pts below
Jan 2004 · age 21
Jan 2004 · age 21
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 1%
#111 · French players · of 17,591
Career timeline
18 entries2024
14th French 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2386
Apr 2024
2021
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 2387 → returned at 2385
Dec 2021
2009
Inactive for 151 months
paused at 2390 → returned at 2387
Apr 2009
2007
Re-crossed 2400
at age 24
Oct 2007
2005
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2386 → returned at 2394
Jul 2005
2004
IM title awardedIM
at age 21 · 1st quarter PB Meeting 2004
Apr 2004
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-6
2355 → 2349
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
3.5/ 570.0%
3W1D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/5 | #6 | 2235 | -6.3 |
Rankings
/
France
#111
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#1,763
in continent
World
#2,722
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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