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Valuet, Bertrand
FM🇫🇷FIDE 616079· Male· France· Born in 1978
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Bertrand Valuet, a 48-year-old French FIDE Master, is rated 2159 and sitting in the top 3% of French players, and in the top 5% worldwide. He has slipped back 82 Elo over the past 12 months. 45 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 2 r7-9, 22e Bois-Colombes Chess Master - Open A, and 23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Grand Prix. Also played 4 rapid events (including 4e Bois-Colombes Rapide Chess Master) recently. He took a 23-month break between Jan 2003 and Jan 2005. His peak of 2365 was reached at age 31 (Jul 2009, French #100 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2008 (age 30).
Current rating
2159
Standard
Rpd2211·Blz2097
All-time high
2365
−206 pts below
Jul 2009 · age 31
Jul 2009 · age 31
Activity
34
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
45 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#550 · French players · of 17,591
Career timeline
25 entries2024
20th French 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2301
Jan 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 45
Dec 2023
23rd French 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2305
Oct 2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 45
Aug 2023
2022
Best 12-month gain (+87 Elo)
2225 → 2312
Sep 2022
Re-crossed 2300
at age 44
Sep 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-82
2241 → 2159
Tournaments
10
45 games
Score
23/ 4551.1%
18W10D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsBeatrice BelluireWFM2,096·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Grand Prix·R5·-13.2
3.[L]vsAniruddh Chatterjee2,097·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Grand Prix·R3·-13.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/9 | #15 | 2160 | +3.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 3/3 | #13 | 2940 | +31.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #438 | 1394 | -8.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #466 | 1489 | -7.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/9 | #112 | 1936 | -66.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #310 | 2172 | -2.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #487 | 1454 | -9.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/9 | #43 | 2212 | -4.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #528 | 1349 | -12.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/9 | #47 | 2220 | -5.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsOlivier Fontaine
🇫🇷FRA·1890
+12 −0 =1
13 games·last met Dec 2021
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vsNamig GuliyevGM
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vsMelkior CotonnecIM
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+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsAndrei ShchekachevGM
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+0 −7 =0
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vsCherif Ben Hamed
🇫🇷FRA·1975
+7 −0 =0
7 games·last met Nov 2021
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Rankings
/
France
#550
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#7,578
in continent
World
#10,630
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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