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Lelong, Eric
🇫🇷FIDE 618039· Male· France· Born in 1969
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Eric Lelong, a 57-year-old French player, is rated 1972. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 14 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent appearances: Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7 and Lisieux 10000 2025 open A. Also played 1 rapid (including Rapide Echecs Plus Cherbourg 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Lisieux 10000 2025 Blitz) recently. His peak of 2093 was reached at age 34 (Jan 2003).
Current rating
1972
Standard
Rpd1989·Blz1866
All-time high
2093
−121 pts below
Jan 2003 · age 34
Jan 2003 · age 34
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#32,286
#32,286 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
93rd French 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1981
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+109 Elo)
1807 → 1916
Nov 2024
6-month rising streak
+99 Elo
Apr 2024
2020
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1932 → returned at 1938
Nov 2020
2009
Re-crossed 2000
at age 40
Apr 2009
2007
100 career games
at age 38
Apr 2007
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-5
1977 → 1972
Tournaments
7
14 games
Score
8/ 1457.1%
7W2D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #804 | 1873 | -5.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #783 | 2281 | +1.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #750 | 2496 | +3.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #1345 | 1904 | -2.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #2812 | 1194 | -9.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #109 | 2482 | +3.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/7 | #47 | 2001 | +4.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsFabrice Chaplain
🇫🇷FRA·2096
+1 −4 =3
8 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsCyprien VeronCM
🇫🇷FRA·1960
+1 −1 =5
7 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsMathieu Wauquier
🇫🇷FRA·1879
+2 −0 =3
5 games·last met May 2025
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vsGregoire Pon Le Brun
🇫🇷FRA·2180
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Sep 2024
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Rankings
/
France
#1,829
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#23,876
in continent
World
#32,285
out of 400,000+
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