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Zipfel, Jacques
🇫🇷FIDE 629774· Male· France· Born in 1961
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Jacques Zipfel, a 65-year-old French player, is rated 1803. He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 14 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Tournoi Alain Francois 2026 r7, Challenge Hegy Andre 2026 r1-2, and Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7. Also played 1 blitz event (including Championnat Interne de Blitz de Kingersheim 2026) recently. His peak of 1889 was reached at age 54 (Mar 2015).
Current rating
1803
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1832
All-time high
1889
−86 pts below
Mar 2015 · age 54
Mar 2015 · age 54
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#75,450
#75,450 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+162 Elo)
1687 → 1849
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 63
Mar 2024
2018
Re-crossed 1800
at age 57
Jan 2018
2015
All-time peak 1889
at age 54 · −86 from today
Mar 2015
2014
100 career games
at age 53
Mar 2014
2007
Crossed 1800
at age 46
Jul 2007
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-15
1818 → 1803
Tournaments
13
23 games
Score
12.5/ 2354.3%
11W3D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #7 | 1657 | -8.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #28 | 924 | -12.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #17 | 2577 | +9.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #1197 | 1780 | -1.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #20 | 1780 | -1.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #20 | 1773 | -1.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #1058 | 2596 | +9.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #1503 | 1884 | +1.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #16 | 1642 | -9.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/3 | #3 | 1726 | -4.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSlobodan Milutinovic
🇫🇷FRA·1859
+4 −5 =9
18 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsAlain Pellegrini
🇫🇷FRA·1744
+5 −6 =4
15 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsClaude Koenig
🇫🇷FRA·1787
+4 −5 =5
14 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsGabriel De Faveri
🇫🇷FRA·1667
+9 −2 =3
14 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsPierre Blum
🇫🇷FRA·1696
+8 −2 =3
13 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
France
#4,872
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#54,644
in continent
World
#75,449
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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