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Bessieres, Christophe
🇫🇷FIDE 629502· Male· France· Born in 1971
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Christophe Bessieres, a 55-year-old French player, is rated 1911. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 14 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent appearances: Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7 and Tournoi interne Echiquier Nanceien 2025-26 r3-5. Also played 6 blitz events (including Blitz par equipe du 24e Festival d'Echecs du Conseil Departemental de Meurthe et Moselle) recently. His peak of 2078 was reached at age 31 (Jul 2002).
Current rating
1911
Standard
Rpd1844·Blz1902
All-time high
2078
−167 pts below
Jul 2002 · age 31
Jul 2002 · age 31
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#45,402
#45,402 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+107 Elo)
1777 → 1884
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 53
Mar 2024
2022
Re-crossed 1800
at age 51
Jul 2022
2019
Re-crossed 1800
at age 48
Nov 2019
2015
100 career games
at age 44
Jul 2015
2002
Crossed 2000
at age 31
Jul 2002
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-20
1931 → 1911
Tournaments
8
18 games
Score
10.5/ 1858.3%
9W3D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/7 | #15 | 1792 | -20.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #546 | 1898 | -1.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #6 | 1995 | +5.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #687 | 2555 | +5.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #2676 | 1469 | -2.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #5 | 1625 | -14.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #750 | 2603 | +6.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #1298 | 1943 | +0.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDaniel Rittie
🇫🇷FRA·1902
+9 −13 =8
30 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsStephane TrassaertCM
🇫🇷FRA·2098
+3 −23 =3
29 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsNicolas Rigaud
🇫🇷FRA·1840
+13 −11 =2
26 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsDenis Steininger
🇫🇷FRA·1958
+4 −16 =1
21 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsPablo Andres-Domenech
🇫🇷FRA·1890
+6 −11 =2
19 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
/
France
#2,697
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#33,473
in continent
World
#45,401
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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