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Clementz, Joel
🇫🇷FIDE 633259· Male· France· Born in 1964
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Joel Clementz, a 62-year-old French player, is rated 1835. He has slipped back 85 Elo over the past 12 months. 37 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Tournoi de Paques 2026 - Cannes (-2400 elo), Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r7-9, and 40eme Open International d'Hiver de Nice. Also played 9 rapid events (including Salon de Provence 22e Pardigon Rapide A) recently. He had 5 career breaks: 17 months (2010–2012), 53 months (2012–2016), 21 months (2017–2019), 29 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 18 months (2022–2023). His peak of 2151 was reached at age 42 (Jan 2006).
Current rating
1835
Standard
Rpd1837·Blz1948
All-time high
2151
−316 pts below
Jan 2006 · age 42
Jan 2006 · age 42
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
37 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#65,713
#65,713 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2024
86th French 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 1993
Oct 2024
2022
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1978 → returned at 1975
Apr 2022
2019
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 1961 → returned at 1971
Sep 2019
2017
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1969 → returned at 1961
Nov 2017
100 career games
at age 53
Aug 2017
2012
Inactive for 53 months
paused at 2027 → returned at 2045
May 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-85
1920 → 1835
Tournaments
9
37 games
Score
19.5/ 3752.7%
18W3D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/6 | #13 | 1912 | +16.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/3 | #1285 | 1648 | -12.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #1111 | 1176 | -7.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/7 | #8 | 1663 | -29.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/2 | #1458 | 1148 | -17.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #845 | 1011 | -12.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/9 | #57 | 1744 | -43.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #176 | 2689 | +8.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/7 | #5 | 1970 | +11.2 |
Worst Elo result: 22eme Open International d'Echecs de Menton Tournoi B (1600 a 1999 Elo) (-43.6 Elo, finished #57).
Rankings
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France
#4,118
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#47,945
in continent
World
#65,712
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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