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Wirig, Anthony
GM🇫🇷FIDE 615013· Male· France· Born in 1983
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Anthony Wirig, a 43-year-old French Grandmaster, is rated 2404 and sitting in the top 1% of French players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has slipped back 34 Elo over the past 12 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈62/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 10, Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 8-9, and 42e Open International d'echecs de Cappelle la Grande. Also played 2 rapid (including 29. Echternacher Open) and 1 blitz events (including Blitz par equipe du 24e Festival d'Echecs du Conseil Departemental de Meurthe et Moselle) recently. His peak of 2520 was reached at age 39 (May 2022, French #16 at the time).
Awarded GM in 2011 (age 28) and IM in 2004 (age 21). At junior level, he reached World #73 in U20 and #8 nationally in U18.
Current rating
2404
Standard
Rpd2481·Blz2489
All-time high
2520
−116 pts below
May 2022 · age 39
May 2022 · age 39
Activity
64
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#63 · French players · of 17,422
Career timeline
24 entries2024
94th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 41 · rated 2475
Jan 2024
2022
Peak French rank: #16
at age 39 · rated 2520
May 2022
All-time peak 2520
at age 39 · −116 from today
May 2022
2020
Re-crossed 2500
at age 37
Jun 2020
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2500 → returned at 2516
Jun 2020
2018
Re-crossed 2500
at age 35
Jan 2018
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-33
2437 → 2404
Tournaments
10
25 games
Score
15.5/ 2562.0%
7W17D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #7 | 2961 | +2.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #99 | 2239 | -4.5 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/9 | #53 | 2360 | -4.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #67 | 2231 | -2.5 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #69 | 2233 | -2.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #94 | 2152 | -2.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #130 | 2288 | -3.5 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #13 | 2803 | +1.7 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 2.5/5 | #478 | 2253 | -10.8 |
Knockout | Jun 2025 | 0.5/1 | QF | 2219 | -2.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTigran GharamianGM
🇫🇷FRA·2572
+0 −1 =9
10 games·last met Feb 2023
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vsMatthieu CornetteGM
🇫🇷FRA·2556
+1 −1 =7
9 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsYannick GozzoliGM
🇫🇷FRA·2548
+0 −2 =7
9 games·last met Aug 2023
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vsJean-Marc DegraeveGM
🇫🇷FRA·2504
+0 −1 =8
9 games·last met Jun 2022
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vsAlexandre DgebuadzeGM
🇧🇪BEL·2384
+0 −3 =5
8 games·last met Sep 2024
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Rankings
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France
#63
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#1,008
in continent
World
#1,604
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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