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Cotonnec, Melkior
IM🇫🇷FIDE 633275· Male· France· Born in 1987
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Melkior Cotonnec, a 39-year-old French International Master, is rated 2258 and sitting in the top 1% of French players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has held steady between 2250 and 2300 for 2 years. 36 rated games in the past year (≈40/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r8-9, 22eme Open International d'Echecs de Menton Tournoi A (1900 et p), and 21eme Festival International de Dieppe A - Grand Prix Duchesse de Berry. Also played 5 rapid (including Les Internationaux de France Rapide 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Les Internationaux de France Blitz 2025) recently. His peak of 2437 was reached at age 26 (Jul 2013, French #44 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2013 (age 26) and FM in 2010 (age 23). At junior level, he reached #15, #11 and #13 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2258
Standard
Rpd2300·Blz2255
All-time high
2437
−179 pts below
Jul 2013 · age 26
Jul 2013 · age 26
Activity
38
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
43 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#243 · French players · of 17,591
Career timeline
21 entries2019
Re-crossed 2300
at age 32
Sep 2019
2017
500 career games
at age 30
Mar 2017
2016
Re-crossed 2300
at age 29
Sep 2016
Re-crossed 2300
at age 29
Feb 2016
2013
IM title awardedIM
at age 26 · 4th quarter Presidential Board 2013
Dec 2013
All-time peak 2437
at age 26 · −178 from today
Jul 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Best comeback
21eme Festival International de Dieppe A - Grand Prix Duchesse de Berryfinished #3 (seeded #11 of 50)
Evolution
-6
2264 → 2258
Tournaments
9
43 games
Score
27/ 4362.8%
19W16D8L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsVitalii HryshkoFM2,329·21eme Festival International de Dieppe A - Grand Prix Duchesse de Berry·R9·+5.9
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsPhilippe Emmenecker2,055·22eme Open International d'Echecs de Menton Tournoi A (1900 et p)·R4·-7.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/7 | #22 | 2187 | -0.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #269 | 2028 | -6.3 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #90 | 2265 | 0.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #212 | 2151 | -1.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #36 | 2344 | +2.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/9 | #7 | 2237 | -2.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | #184 | 2257 | -0.3 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7/9 | #3 | 2278 | +9.5 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/9 | #139 | 2216 | -6.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGabriel FlomGM
🇫🇷FRA·2411
+1 −3 =4
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsNamig GuliyevGM
🇦🇿AZE·2438
+0 −5 =3
8 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsAndrei ShchekachevGM
🇫🇷FRA·2472
+0 −6 =2
8 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsBertrand ValuetFM
🇫🇷FRA·2159
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsJames EdenIM
🇫🇷FRA·2188
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Jan 2025
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Rankings
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France
#243
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#3,768
in continent
World
#5,538
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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