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Bonnafous, Michel
🇫🇷FIDE 615056· Male· France· Born in 1950
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Michel Bonnafous, a 76-year-old French player, is rated 1897. He has slipped back 73 Elo over the past 12 months. 88 rated games in the past year (≈39/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2eme Tournoi Open de Paques 2026 de Hyeres (-2400), 1er Tournoi Open de Paques 2026 de Hyeres (-2400), and Team 2026 - Nationale 2 r7-9. Also played 6 rapid (including Salon de Provence 22e Pardigon Rapide A) and 7 blitz events (including Salon de Provence 22e Pardigon Blitz A) recently. He took a 14-month break between Oct 2001 and Jan 2003. His peak of 2115 was reached at age 58 (Jan 2008).
Current rating
1897
Standard
Rpd1916·Blz1939
All-time high
2115
−218 pts below
Jan 2008 · age 58
Jan 2008 · age 58
Activity
77
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
88 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#48,854
#48,854 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2026
21st French 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1918
Feb 2026
2025
6-month rising streak
+85 Elo
Apr 2025
2021
13th French 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 2014
Jul 2021
2020
Re-crossed 2000
at age 70
Mar 2020
2018
500 career games
at age 68
Apr 2018
2016
14th French 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2093
Oct 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-87
1984 → 1897
Tournaments
18
82 games
Score
46/ 8256.1%
40W12D30L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/7 | #64 | 1877 | -7.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/6 | #11 | 1792 | -13.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/6 | #14 | 2032 | +17.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #240 | 1850 | -4.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/6 | #12 | 1901 | -1.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/3 | #37 | 1870 | -20.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #189 | 2656 | +8.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #215 | 2777 | +12.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/2 | #627 | 1171 | -17.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAlexandre Bacrot
🇫🇷FRA·2459
+1 −21 =10
32 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsEric Mory
🇫🇷FRA·2024
+6 −23 =2
31 games·last met May 2026
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vsArnaud Canivet
🇫🇷FRA·2048
+8 −9 =6
23 games·last met May 2026
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vsArmen PetrosyanIM
🇫🇷FRA·2309
+1 −17 =5
23 games·last met May 2026
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vsNathan Brion Lacherest
🇫🇷FRA·2174
+8 −6 =7
21 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
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France
#2,897
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#35,993
in continent
World
#48,853
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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