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Caron, Damien
🇫🇷FIDE 625620· Male· France· Born in 1982
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Damien Caron, a 44-year-old French player, is rated 2006. He is progressing steadily with +27 Elo over the past 12 months. 34 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 2 r7-9, 39eme Festival International des Jeux de Cannes - Open B (1600-2200), and Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r3-4. Also played 1 rapid event (including 33e open de vitrolles rapide Tournoi A) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2003–2004) and 14 months (2005–2007). His peak of 2097 was reached at age 36 (Jan 2018).
At junior level, he reached #81 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2006
Standard
Rpd2025·Blz2009
All-time high
2097
−91 pts below
Jan 2018 · age 36
Jan 2018 · age 36
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#26,560
#26,560 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
15 entries2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 44
Apr 2026
2022
500 career games
at age 40
Aug 2022
2019
Re-crossed 2000
at age 37
Dec 2019
2018
All-time peak 2097
at age 36 · −91 from today
Jan 2018
2017
Re-crossed 2000
at age 35
Dec 2017
2015
Best 12-month gain (+121 Elo)
1969 → 2090
Apr 2015
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
39eme Festival International des Jeux de Cannes - Open B (1600-2200)perf 2153 (+147) · 6/8 · #17
Evolution
+27
1979 → 2006
Tournaments
9
34 games
Score
20/ 3458.8%
14W12D8L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsVincent Legrand2,038·39eme Festival International des Jeux de Cannes - Open B (1600-2200)·R8·+10.9
3.[W]vsChristian Derieux2,017·39eme Festival International des Jeux de Cannes - Open B (1600-2200)·R9·+10.3
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsHelio Deladerriere1,835·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Cavalier·R2·-13.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #177 | 2074 | +9.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/8 | #17 | 2153 | +39.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #454 | 1221 | -8.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #513 | 1105 | -12.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #654 | 2795 | +10.8 |
Worst Elo result: 23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Cavalier (-21.0 Elo, finished #46).
Rankings
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France
#1,462
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#19,619
in continent
World
#26,560
out of 400,000+
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