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Favarel, Julien
FM🇫🇷FIDE 633453· Male· France· Born in 1984
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Julien Favarel, a 42-year-old French FIDE Master, is rated 2308 and sitting in the top 1% of French players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +62 Elo over the past 12 months. 30 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r8-9, Team 2026 - Coupe de France 8e Finale, and 24th Rochefort Chess Festival - Masters. Also played 1 rapid (including 4e Rapide International de Montendre) and 1 blitz events (including 4e Tournoi de Blitz International de Montendre) recently. His peak of 2366 was reached at age 35 (May 2019).
Awarded FM in 2007 (age 23). At junior level, he reached #20 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2308
Standard
Rpd2297·Blz2268
All-time high
2366
−58 pts below
May 2019 · age 35
May 2019 · age 35
Activity
38
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#161 · French players · of 17,422
Career timeline
26 entries2026
27th French 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2308
May 2026
Re-crossed 2300
at age 42
Mar 2026
2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 39
Nov 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2300
at age 38
Sep 2022
2021
29th French 35-40 player
at age 37 · rated 2366
Dec 2021
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2338 → returned at 2366
Feb 2020
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+62
2246 → 2308
Tournaments
10
30 games
Score
19/ 3063.3%
14W10D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #146 | 2414 | +5.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #46 | 1554 | -8.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/9 | #5 | 2443 | +46.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 2992 | +8.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #137 | 2185 | -3.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #36 | 2844 | +4.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #48 | 2497 | +13.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #99 | 2892 | +6.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/9 | #65 | 2222 | -5.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | #187 | 2195 | -2.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMatthieu CornetteGM
🇫🇷FRA·2556
+0 −12 =1
13 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsThibault FantinelIM
🇫🇷FRA·2398
+3 −3 =2
8 games·last met Nov 2022
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vsJean-Pierre BoudreIM
🇫🇷FRA·2193
+2 −1 =4
7 games·last met Jan 2018
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vsThomas Ducret
🇫🇷FRA·2078
+2 −0 =4
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsPaul VeltenGM
🇫🇷FRA·2487
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Dec 2023
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Rankings
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France
#161
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#2,535
in continent
World
#3,841
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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