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Costa, Jean-Yves
🇫🇷FIDE 631302· Male· France· Born in 1954
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Jean-Yves Costa, a 72-year-old French player, is rated 1724. He has slipped back 30 Elo over the past 12 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈40/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r7-9, Team 2026 - 60mn Mars, and Team 2026 - 60mn Decembre. Also played 4 rapid (including Le Tournoi des Rois - Caissargues 2026) and 4 blitz events (including Blitz FIDE d'Hiver de Nimes 2026) recently. His peak of 2032 was reached at age 51 (Apr 2005).
Current rating
1724
Standard
Rpd1788·Blz1715
All-time high
2032
−308 pts below
Apr 2005 · age 51
Apr 2005 · age 51
Activity
30
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#101,477
#101,477 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+173 Elo)
1601 → 1774
Jun 2024
2020
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1772 → returned at 1738
Mar 2020
2019
Re-crossed 1800
at age 65
May 2019
2017
500 career games
at age 63
Feb 2017
2009
100 career games
at age 55
Jul 2009
2005
74th French 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2032
Apr 2005
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-29
1753 → 1724
Tournaments
9
30 games
Score
15/ 3050.0%
11W8D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/3 | #33 | 2672 | +11.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #1151 | 1633 | -5.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #1429 | 1491 | -12.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #840 | 1052 | -6.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #900 | 1929 | +5.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 3/1 | #692 | 2597 | +12.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #955 | 829 | -13.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/5 | #12 | 1699 | -12.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/9 | #49 | 1733 | -10.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJordan Sauret
🇫🇷FRA·2049
+2 −9 =3
14 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsRaphael Long
🇫🇷FRA·2027
+3 −4 =2
9 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsMichel Petit
🇫🇷FRA·1411
+8 −0 =0
8 games·last met Apr 2018
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vsRoland WeillFM
🇫🇷FRA·2066
+0 −7 =0
7 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsPablo Blanc
🇫🇷FRA·1720
+4 −3 =0
7 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
France
#7,012
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#71,878
in continent
World
#101,475
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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