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Midoux, Sebastien
🇫🇷FIDE 611140· Male· France· Born in 1978
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Sebastien Midoux, a 48-year-old French player, is rated 2192 and sitting in the top 2% of French players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He has held steady between 2150 and 2200 for 12 months. 98 rated games in the past year (≈47/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include V Open Chess Menorca 2026, Team 2026 - Nationale 2 r7-9, and 39eme Festival International des Jeux de Cannes - Open A (p2100). His peak of 2379 was reached at age 32 (Jan 2010); he also reached French #89 in Oct 2003.
Earned IM norms at Open Valls d'Andorra 2001 and Team 2014 - Nationale 1.
Current rating
2192
Standard
Rpd2226·Blz—
All-time high
2379
−187 pts below
Jan 2010 · age 32
Jan 2010 · age 32
Activity
76
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
92 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#430 · French players · of 17,591
Career timeline
20 entries2025
31st French 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 2213
Jun 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 47
Mar 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 46
Feb 2024
2023
1,000 career games
at age 45
Nov 2023
2020
27th French 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2279
Oct 2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2279 → returned at 2280
Mar 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Best result
39eme Festival International des Jeux de Cannes - Open A (p2100)perf 2346 (+157) · 3.5/6 · #81
Evolution
+2
2190 → 2192
Tournaments
14
84 games
Score
49.5/ 8458.9%
40W19D25L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMartin Holten FiskaaenFM2,312·39eme Festival International des Jeux de Cannes - Open A (p2100)·R1·+13.4
2.[W]vsPablo Luis Aguado DoncelFM2,250·XXII Calvia Chess Festival 2025 - Amateur Open U2350·R4·+12.4
3.[W]vsValentin Bornhofen2,267·39eme Festival International des Jeux de Cannes - Open A (p2100)·R4·+12.2
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/6 | #19 | 2179 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/9 | #188 | 2191 | +0.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #276 | 2170 | +1.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/6 | #81 | 2346 | +30.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #229 | 2024 | -3.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #293 | 2064 | -2.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/9 | #76 | 2151 | +0.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/10 | #59 | 2138 | -0.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #289 | 2043 | -7.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #59 | 2836 | +6.4 |
Worst Elo result: 29eme Tournoi international de Creon - Tournoi Principal (-24.4 Elo, finished #15).
Most-Played Opponents
vsArmen PetrosyanIM
🇫🇷FRA·2309
+3 −3 =2
8 games·last met Feb 2020
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vsPavel GovciyanIM
🇫🇷FRA·2428
+0 −4 =2
6 games·last met Oct 2022
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vsThibault DudognonIM
🇫🇷FRA·2350
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsGuillaume LamardGM
🇫🇷FRA·2497
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsBenoit Busson
🇫🇷FRA·1958
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met Nov 2022
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Rankings
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France
#430
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#6,065
in continent
World
#8,624
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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