Format
Riff, Jean-Noel
GM🇫🇷FIDE 611190· Male· France· Born in 1981
Follow Jean-Noel RiffTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
Jean-Noel Riff, a 45-year-old French Grandmaster, is rated 2407 and sitting in the top 1% of French players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +20 Elo over the past 12 months. 48 rated games in the past year (≈67/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM NLA 2026 round 2, SMM NLA 2026 round 1, and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7. Also played 1 rapid event (including Memorial Bernadette Riff 2025) recently. His peak of 2520 was reached at age 28 (Jan 2009, French #18 at the time).
Awarded GM in 2014 (age 33), IM in 2005 (age 24), and FM in 2004 (age 23). At junior level, he reached #13 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2407
Standard
Rpd2465·Blz2479
All-time high
2520
−113 pts below
Jan 2009 · age 28
Jan 2009 · age 28
Activity
44
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
39 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#57 · French players · of 17,591
Career timeline
30 entries2026
Re-crossed 2400
at age 45
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 2400
at age 45
Jan 2026
2023
Re-crossed 2400
at age 42
Nov 2023
2022
99th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 41 · rated 2445
Apr 2022
2020
Re-crossed 2500
at age 39
Jan 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2500
at age 38
Aug 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+20
2387 → 2407
Tournaments
13
48 games
Score
32.5/ 4867.7%
22W21D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jun 2026 | 3.5/6 | #101 | 2567 | +13.4 |
Team | May 2026 | 1.5/3 | #37 | 2355 | -2.5 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #34 | 2237 | -2.3 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #7 | 3034 | +2.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #390 | 3210 | +5.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/9 | #14 | 2403 | +2.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #648 | 2450 | +0.7 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/9 | #15 | 2345 | -4.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2/3 | #17 | 2479 | +3.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #205 | 2438 | +0.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsYannick GozzoliGM
🇫🇷FRA·2553
+0 −0 =17
17 games·last met Jun 2021
View head-to-head →
vsChristian BauerGM
🇫🇷FRA·2557
+0 −9 =3
12 games·last met Jun 2024
View head-to-head →
vsJean-Marc DegraeveGM
🇫🇷FRA·2494
+0 −0 =12
12 games·last met May 2019
View head-to-head →
vsMaxime LagardeGM
🇫🇷FRA·2615
+1 −4 =4
9 games·last met Jul 2021
View head-to-head →
vsTimothee HeinzFM
🇫🇷FRA·2326
+4 −0 =4
8 games·last met Jun 2024
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
France
#57
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#977
in continent
World
#1,542
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
France
| 1 | 🇫🇷Follow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,744 |
| 2 | 🇫🇷Follow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,721 |
| 3 | 🇫🇷Follow Etienne BacrotTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,626 |
| 4 | 🇫🇷Follow Maxime LagardeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,615 |
| 4 | 🇫🇷Follow MarcAndria MaurizziTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,615 |
| 6 | 🇫🇷Follow Jules MoussardTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,613 |
| 7 | 🇫🇷Follow Laurent FressinetTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,610 |
| 8 | 🇫🇷Follow Gata KamskyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,596 |
| 9 | 🇫🇷Follow Matthieu CornetteTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,559 |
| 10 | 🇫🇷Follow Christian BauerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,557 |
| ... | ||
| 57 | 2,407 | |
Europe
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 3 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 4 | 🇫🇷Follow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,744 |
| 5 | 🇵🇱Follow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,739 |
| 6 | 🇭🇺Follow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,729 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,728 |
| 8 | 🇫🇷Follow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,721 |
| 9 | 🇦🇿Follow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,717 |
| 10 | 🇹🇷Follow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,713 |
| ... | ||
| 977 | 2,407 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,761 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 9 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 1542 | 2,407 | |