Format
BC
Bessieres, Christophe
🇫🇷FIDE 629502· Male· France· Born in 1971
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Christophe Bessieres, a 55-year-old French player, is rated 1932. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 13 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7, Tournoi interne Echiquier Nanceien 2025-26 r3-5, and Tournoi interne Echiquier Nanceien 2024-25 r6-7. Also played 7 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
1932
Standard
Rpd1844·Blz1902
All-time high
2078
−146 pts below
Jul 2002 · age 31
Jul 2002 · age 31
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#40,562
#40,562 · players worldwide · of 216,808
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
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+14
1918 → 1932
Tournaments
8
13 games
Score
9/ 1369.2%
8W2D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Rankings
/
France
#2,372
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#29,943
in continent
World
#40,562
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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