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Blanchard, Hugues
🇫🇷FIDE 626724· Male· France· Born in 1970
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Hugues Blanchard, a 56-year-old French player, is rated 1914. He is progressing steadily with +21 Elo over the past 12 months. 39 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r7-9, Tournoi du mercredi Grenoble - Printemps 2026 - Principal r3-6, and Tournoi du mercredi Grenoble - Hiver 2026 - Principal r6-9. Also played 2 rapid events (including Ferme rapide de Grenoble mercredi juin 2025 - Tournoi A) recently. He took a 15-month break between Jul 2017 and Nov 2018. His peak of 2108 was reached at age 37 (Jan 2007).
Current rating
1914
Standard
Rpd1910·Blz1814
All-time high
2108
−194 pts below
Jan 2007 · age 37
Jan 2007 · age 37
Activity
37
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
39 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#44,698
#44,698 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
94th French 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1980
Mar 2026
6-month rising streak
+75 Elo
Mar 2026
2017
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1899 → returned at 1910
Jul 2017
2016
Re-crossed 2000
at age 46
Jul 2016
Re-crossed 2000
at age 46
May 2016
Re-crossed 2000
at age 46
Jan 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-6
1920 → 1914
Tournaments
14
34 games
Score
20.5/ 3460.3%
19W3D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsDaniel De Carvalho1,703·Tournoi du mercredi Grenoble - Printemps 2026 - Principal r3-6·R6·-15.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/3 | #8 | 1780 | -11.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #775 | 1899 | -7.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/4 | #9 | 1458 | -47.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2628 | +5.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #121 | 2791 | +10.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #295 | 2688 | +8.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/4 | #1 | 2163 | +17.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #776 | 2049 | +7.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2125 | +19.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #1218 | 1139 | -9.2 |
Worst Elo result: Tournoi du mercredi Grenoble - Printemps 2026 - Principal r3-6 (-47.6 Elo, finished #9).
Most-Played Opponents
vsJean Peyrin
🇫🇷FRA·1770
+15 −7 =2
24 games·last met Dec 2021
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vsGeorges Ziegler
🇫🇷FRA·1814
+8 −5 =3
16 games·last met Jun 2019
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vsMustapha Belhadj-Abbes
🇫🇷FRA·1774
+9 −2 =0
11 games·last met May 2026
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vsFrederic Chomier
🇫🇷FRA·1883
+6 −2 =3
11 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsVincent Faivre
🇫🇷FRA·1921
+4 −5 =1
10 games·last met Oct 2018
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Rankings
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France
#2,655
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#32,969
in continent
World
#44,697
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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