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Venner, Laurent
🇫🇷FIDE 622281· Male· France· Born in 1967
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Laurent Venner, a 59-year-old French player, is rated 1916. He has slipped back 38 Elo over the past 12 months. 38 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7, 39eme Festival International des Jeux de Cannes - Open B (1600-2200), and Championnat de France 2025 - Senior Plus. His peak of 2077 was reached at age 38 (Jul 2005).
Current rating
1916
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2077
−161 pts below
Jul 2005 · age 38
Jul 2005 · age 38
Activity
36
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
38 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#44,191
#44,191 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+93 Elo)
1852 → 1945
Feb 2025
2023
500 career games
at age 56
May 2023
2012
Re-crossed 2000
at age 45
Sep 2012
2011
Re-crossed 2000
at age 44
Jul 2011
Re-crossed 2000
at age 44
Mar 2011
2007
100 career games
at age 40
Oct 2007
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-40
1956 → 1916
Tournaments
9
32 games
Score
19/ 3259.4%
16W6D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsGabriel Denis1,745·39eme Festival International des Jeux de Cannes - Open B (1600-2200)·R7·-14.9
2.[L]vsVincent Anes1,779·39eme Festival International des Jeux de Cannes - Open B (1600-2200)·R3·-14.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/7 | #53 | 1864 | -13.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #161 | 2572 | +12.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/9 | #48 | 1804 | -30.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #409 | 2712 | +9.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #73 | 2452 | +3.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #174 | 2708 | +9.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #945 | 2787 | +12.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #2365 | 985 | -13.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #29 | 1833 | -28.6 |
Worst Elo result: 39eme Festival International des Jeux de Cannes - Open B (1600-2200) (-30.6 Elo, finished #48).
Most-Played Opponents
vsFlavien Forestier
🇫🇷FRA·1948
+2 −5 =4
11 games·last met Sep 2016
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vsJeremy Henneteau
🇫🇷FRA·2083
+1 −6 =2
9 games·last met Sep 2020
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vsMarc Bodereau
🇫🇷FRA·1768
+6 −1 =1
8 games·last met Oct 2021
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vsEric-Andre Birens
🇫🇷FRA·1807
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Dec 2017
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vsJean-Jacques Ter Sarkissoff
🇫🇷FRA·1895
+0 −1 =5
6 games·last met Sep 2016
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Rankings
/
France
#2,625
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#32,596
in continent
World
#44,190
out of 400,000+
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