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Tchalimian, Pascal
🇫🇷FIDE 626465· Male· France· Born in 1960
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Pascal Tchalimian, a 66-year-old French player, is rated 1884. He has fluctuated between 1884 and 1927 over the past 2 years. 14 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent appearance: Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r7-9. Also played 6 rapid (including Championnat International d'Echecs de Lyon Henri Rinck 2026 Rapide) and 1 blitz events (including Championnat International d'Echecs de Lyon Henri Rinck 2026 Blitz) recently. He took a 108-month break between Oct 2001 and Nov 2010. His peak of 2112 was reached at age 41 (Jan 2001).
Current rating
1884
Standard
Rpd1889·Blz1875
All-time high
2112
−228 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 41
Jan 2001 · age 41
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#52,103
#52,103 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
91st French 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1919
Jan 2026
2022
94th French 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 1943
Mar 2022
2019
100 career games
at age 59
Jan 2019
2017
100th French 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 1969
Nov 2017
Best 12-month gain (+40 Elo)
1929 → 1969
Nov 2017
2011
70th French 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2085
Jan 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-29
1913 → 1884
Tournaments
6
9 games
Score
3.5/ 938.9%
3W1D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #953 | 1709 | -15.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #1156 | 1068 | -11.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #807 | 1143 | -9.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/2 | #1009 | 1779 | -7.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #459 | 2596 | +6.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #351 | 2591 | +6.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAnthony Muller
🇫🇷FRA·2256
+0 −12 =1
13 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsPhilippe Megnot
🇫🇷FRA·1608
+7 −0 =0
7 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsThierry Frey
🇫🇷FRA·1756
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met May 2025
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vsGerard Cursoux
🇫🇷FRA·1894
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsYannick Furnon
🇫🇷FRA·1910
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
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France
#3,135
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#38,335
in continent
World
#52,102
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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