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Gouanelle, Franck
CM🇫🇷FIDE 627542· Male· France· Born in 1975
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Franck Gouanelle, a 51-year-old French Candidate Master, is rated 2051 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +53 Elo over the past 12 months. 51 rated games in the past year (≈42/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - IDF Avril, Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r8-9, and 24th Rochefort Chess Festival - Masters. Also played 1 rapid event (including 33eme open Arpajonnais de la foire aux haricots) recently. His peak of 2200 was reached at age 34 (Jan 2009).
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 50).
Current rating
2051
Standard
Rpd2051·Blz2040
All-time high
2200
−149 pts below
Jan 2009 · age 34
Jan 2009 · age 34
Activity
43
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
49 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 9%
#20,658 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
26 entries2026
81st French 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2051
Jun 2026
2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 50
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 50
Jul 2025
1,000 career games
at age 50
Jun 2025
2024
72nd French 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2079
Feb 2024
2019
63rd French 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 2131
Sep 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+28
2023 → 2051
Tournaments
11
40 games
Score
15.5/ 4038.8%
9W13D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/9 | #121 | 2138 | +22.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #282 | 2085 | +3.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #275 | 1957 | -2.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/8 | #97 | 2034 | -3.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #250 | 1931 | -5.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #520 | 2026 | -0.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #112 | 2105 | +3.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #1055 | 1151 | -12.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/2 | #284 | 1336 | -16.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | #94 | 2180 | +6.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsCyrille FruchardFM
🇫🇷FRA·2334
+3 −3 =2
8 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsNicolas Forissier
🇫🇷FRA·1872
+5 −2 =0
7 games·last met Oct 2022
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vsHerve DaurelleFM
🇫🇷FRA·2039
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2017
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vsBernard Bourbon
🇫🇷FRA·1673
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2023
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vsViatcheslav PozdnjakovFM
FID·2236
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Feb 2023
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Rankings
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France
#1,092
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#15,166
in continent
World
#20,658
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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