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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 1931. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 2 years. 13 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
1931
Standard
Rpd1975·Blz1891
All-time high
2098
−167 pts below
Oct 2003 · age 46
Oct 2003 · age 46
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#40,770
#40,770 · players worldwide · of 216,808
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
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+19
1912 → 1931
Tournaments
6
14 games
Score
8.5/ 1460.7%
8W3D3L
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
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
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France
#2,380
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#30,086
in continent
World
#40,770
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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