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Besson, Bastien

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FIDEFIDE 626902· Male· France· Born in 1985

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Bastien Besson, a 41-year-old French player, is rated 2158 and sitting in the top 3% of French players, and in the top 5% worldwide. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 65 months (2006–2012), 75 months (2012–2018) and 14 months (2022–2023). Recent appearances: Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r6-7 and Team 2026 - Nationale 2 r2. His peak of 2238 was reached at age 19 (Oct 2004).

At junior level, he reached #15 and #17 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

2158

Standard

Rpd2203·Blz—

All-time high

2238

−80 pts below
Oct 2004 · age 19

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 3%

#551 · French players · of 17,422

Career timeline

20 entries
2026
60th French 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2175
Jan 2026
2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 39
Dec 2024
39th French 35-40 player
at age 39 · rated 2235
Feb 2024
2022
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2225 → returned at 2228
Sep 2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 37
Jul 2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 37
Mar 2022

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Davoud PiraIM 2,261
Team 2026 - Nationale 2 r2 · Nov 2025 · +12.5 Elo
Evolution
-8
2166 → 2158
Tournaments
3
6 games
Score
2/ 633.3%
1W2D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsDavoud PiraIM2,261·Team 2026 - Nationale 2 r2·R2·+12.5
2.[D]vsRemy Jossien2,220·Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r4-5·R2·+1.3
3.[D]vsMaria LeconteWGM2,212·Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r4-5·R1·+1.1
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsThierry BaronFM2,229·Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r6-7·R2·-8.0
2.[L]vsYoann RobertCM2,243·Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r6-7·R1·-7.6
3.[L]vsIevgenii FedoryshynFM2,283·Team 2026 - Nationale 2 r2·R1·-6.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r6-7
Team
Jan 20260/2#2901436-16.6
Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r4-5
Team
Dec 20251/2#1642216+2.6
Team 2026 - Nationale 2 r2
Team
Nov 20251/2#1232272+5.8
Worst Elo result: Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r6-7 (-16.6 Elo, finished #290).

Rankings

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France
#551
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#7,628
in continent
World
#10,694
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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6
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6
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8
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Europe
1
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2
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3
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5
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2,717
8
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World
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2
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2,767
7
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2,759
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2,759
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