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Thiel, Jean-Claude
🇫🇷FIDE 616605· Male· France· Born in 1957
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Jean-Claude Thiel, a 69-year-old French player, is rated 1938. He is progressing steadily with +26 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent appearances: Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7 and 27eme Open International de Wasselonne - Tournoi A (plus de 1800). Also played 8 rapid (including 28eme Memorial Fabing) and 2 blitz events (including Grand Chess Tour Sarregueminois Blitz 3) recently. He took a 23-month break between Apr 2006 and Apr 2008. His peak of 2098 was reached at age 46 (Oct 2003).
Current rating
1938
Standard
Rpd1975·Blz1891
All-time high
2098
−160 pts below
Oct 2003 · age 46
Oct 2003 · age 46
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#39,212
#39,212 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
6-month rising streak
+31 Elo
Apr 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+36 Elo)
1893 → 1929
Mar 2024
2023
56th French 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1914
Jan 2023
2022
81st French 60-65 player
at age 65 · rated 1956
Apr 2022
2013
100 career games
at age 56
Sep 2013
2008
87th French 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2041
Apr 2008
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+26
1912 → 1938
Tournaments
7
17 games
Score
10.5/ 1761.8%
9W5D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAlexandre Billmann1,831·27eme Open International de Wasselonne - Tournoi A (plus de 1800)·R5·-12.0
2.[L]vsBernd Schmider2,177·27eme Open International de Wasselonne - Tournoi A (plus de 1800)·R4·-3.4
3.[L]vsJohannes SemlingFM2,246·27eme Open International de Wasselonne - Tournoi A (plus de 1800)·R1·-2.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/3 | #2 | 2009 | +6.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #456 | 2008 | +4.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #860 | 2626 | +7.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #895 | 2536 | +5.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #516 | 2662 | +8.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #738 | 2542 | +5.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/7 | #54 | 1862 | -12.4 |
Hot streak: 6 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsWilly Van Rienen
🇫🇷FRA·1870
+4 −6 =2
12 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsTheo Varin-Dapper
🇫🇷FRA·1956
+2 −6 =3
11 games·last met May 2026
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vsAlois Bergsma
🇫🇷FRA·1792
+6 −2 =1
9 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsJean-Pierre Dorozala
🇫🇷FRA·1808
+6 −1 =2
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsRoger Schmucker
🇫🇷FRA·1823
+4 −2 =2
8 games·last met Jun 2026
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Rankings
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France
#2,309
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#28,956
in continent
World
#39,211
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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