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Saada, Julien
FM🇫🇷FIDE 625388· Male· France· Born in 1980
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Julien Saada, a 46-year-old French FIDE Master, is rated 2239 and sitting in the top 2% of French players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has held steady between 2200 and 2250 for 20 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈35/year long-term). Recent appearances: Team 2026 - Nationale 2 r7-9 and Open de Niort 2025 Master (-1900 elo). Also played 8 rapid events (including 4eme Rapide de La rochelle) recently. His peak of 2378 was reached at age 34 (Jul 2014, French #97 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2009 (age 29).
Current rating
2239
Standard
Rpd2287·Blz2230
All-time high
2378
−139 pts below
Jul 2014 · age 34
Jul 2014 · age 34
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#292 · French players · of 17,591
Career timeline
18 entries2026
24th French 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2246
Jan 2026
2023
33rd French 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 2276
Nov 2023
2015
Re-crossed 2300
at age 35
Nov 2015
2014
Peak French rank: #97
at age 34 · rated 2378
Jul 2014
All-time peak 2378
at age 34 · −139 from today
Jul 2014
2013
500 career games
at age 33
Jun 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+10
2229 → 2239
Tournaments
7
15 games
Score
10/ 1566.7%
7W6D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #81 | 2267 | +3.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #283 | 2211 | -0.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #496 | 1476 | -9.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #303 | 2896 | +6.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #7 | 2751 | +8.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/6 | #9 | 2238 | +4.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #320 | 2169 | -1.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsEric Egreteau
🇫🇷FRA·1931
+11 −2 =1
14 games·last met Sep 2024
View head-to-head →
vsEwen PichonFM
🇫🇷FRA·2393
+4 −3 =5
12 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsLucas MarietteFM
🇫🇷FRA·2301
+4 −4 =4
12 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsAntoine Ducos
🇫🇷FRA·2050
+5 −1 =5
11 games·last met May 2026
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vsAdrien DemuthGM
🇨🇭SUI·2523
+1 −6 =3
10 games·last met Feb 2023
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Rankings
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France
#292
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#4,293
in continent
World
#6,272
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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