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Tholey, Jean-Paul
🇫🇷FIDE 625248· Male· France· Born in 1952
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Jean-Paul Tholey, a 74-year-old French player, is rated 1784. He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 6 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈40/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - NAQ Avril, Liga FGA de Preferente 2026 Rondas 9-11, and Team 2026 - NAQ Mars. Also played 1 rapid event (including Rapide pizza Bayonne automne 2025) recently. He took a 17-month break between Jul 2001 and Jan 2003. His peak of 2057 was reached at age 52 (Jul 2004).
Current rating
1784
Standard
Rpd1724·Blz—
All-time high
2057
−273 pts below
Jul 2004 · age 52
Jul 2004 · age 52
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#81,386
#81,386 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
23 entries2025
1,000 career games
at age 73
May 2025
Best 12-month gain (+95 Elo)
1712 → 1807
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 72
Mar 2024
2023
60th French 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1800
Feb 2023
Re-crossed 1800
at age 71
Feb 2023
2019
Re-crossed 1800
at age 67
Jul 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-16
1800 → 1784
Tournaments
11
25 games
Score
13/ 2552.0%
12W6D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/2 | #32 | 2720 | +3.8 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #131 | 1645 | -3.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #47 | 2374 | +4.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #147 | 2259 | +2.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #14 | 2595 | +11.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #34 | 1005 | -9.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0/3 | #71 | 1078 | -23.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #133 | 1505 | -7.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/5 | #39 | 1882 | +9.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #165 | 1623 | -4.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAlain Darrigues
🇫🇷FRA·1846
+4 −9 =4
17 games·last met Jul 2018
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vsJacques Bernhard
🇫🇷FRA·1581
+10 −0 =1
11 games·last met Mar 2016
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vsFrancis Jarrier
🇫🇷FRA·1620
+9 −0 =1
10 games·last met Feb 2016
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vsCharlie Gacogne
🇫🇷FRA·1996
+2 −5 =3
10 games·last met Jan 2015
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vsJean-Philippe Galhaud
🇫🇷FRA·1787
+3 −5 =1
9 games·last met Oct 2022
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Rankings
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France
#5,346
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#58,690
in continent
World
#81,384
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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