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Boursier, Xavier
🇫🇷FIDE 629561· Male· France· Born in 1959
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Xavier Boursier, a 67-year-old French player, is rated 1912. He is progressing steadily with +45 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7, 24th Rochefort Chess Festival - Accession, and 7eme trophee Jan Jonker r5-6. His peak of 2073 was reached at age 43 (Jul 2002).
Current rating
1912
Standard
Rpd1895·Blz—
All-time high
2073
−161 pts below
Jul 2002 · age 43
Jul 2002 · age 43
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#45,166
#45,166 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
83rd French 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 1929
Feb 2026
2025
500 career games
at age 66
Dec 2025
Best 12-month gain (+113 Elo)
1763 → 1876
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 65
Mar 2024
2019
Re-crossed 1800
at age 60
May 2019
2015
88th French 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1996
Oct 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+45
1867 → 1912
Tournaments
13
32 games
Score
23.5/ 3273.4%
18W11D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/7 | #13 | 1881 | -5.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/2 | #4 | 2021 | +6.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #566 | 1963 | +2.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/9 | #24 | 1779 | -29.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #4 | 1927 | +0.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #927 | 2679 | +8.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #282 | 2480 | +4.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/2 | #3 | 2549 | +11.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #416 | 2828 | +13.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #261 | 2016 | +3.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsFrederic Vigneron
🇫🇷FRA·1756
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Dec 2017
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vsDamien Bienvenu
🇫🇷FRA·1921
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsNil Naji
🇫🇷FRA·2021
+0 −2 =3
5 games·last met Dec 2019
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vsJean-Marie Duverne
🇫🇷FRA·1951
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met May 2019
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vsJoachim MouhamadFM
🇫🇷FRA·2205
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Dec 2015
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Rankings
/
France
#2,685
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#33,309
in continent
World
#45,165
out of 400,000+
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