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Saatdjian, Thomas

FM🇫🇷

FIDEFIDE 634921· Male· France· Born in 1991

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Thomas Saatdjian, a 35-year-old French FIDE Master, is rated 2340 — just 29 short of his peak of 2369 (Jul 2010, age 19) and sitting in the top 1% of French players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2299 and 2340 over the past 2 years. 25 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r8-9, Team 2026 - Coupe de France 8e Finale, and PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - D FIDE open. Also played 1 rapid event (including Hoop Gambit Chess Tournament 2025) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 12 months (2013–2014), 13 months (2014–2015) and 23 months (2016–2018).

Awarded FM in 2008 (age 17). At junior level, he reached World #89 in U16, World #75 in U12 and #3, #3 and #3 nationally in U20, U18 and U14.

Current rating

2340

Standard

Rpd2331·Blz2331

All-time high

2369

−29 pts below
Jul 2010 · age 19

Activity

14

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 1%

#117 · French players · of 17,422

Career timeline

22 entries
2026
Re-crossed 2300
at age 35
Mar 2026
2025
41st French 20-35 player
at age 34 · rated 2339
Nov 2025
2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 32
Dec 2023
2016
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2328 → returned at 2336
Jan 2016
2014
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2353 → returned at 2334
Jun 2014
2013
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2353 → returned at 2353
May 2013

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Jachym SmolikFM 2,401
PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - D FIDE open · Feb 2026 · +11.7 Elo
Evolution
+8
2332 → 2340
Tournaments
12
24 games
Score
15.5/ 2464.6%
15W1D8L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSebastien Aout2,136·Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r3·R2·-14.7
2.[L]vsDylan McClainFM2,252·Team 2026 - Coupe de France 32e Finale·R1·-11.3
3.[L]vsPaul Boulos2,255·Team 2026 - IDF Janvier·R4·-11.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

12 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r8-9
Team
Mar 20262/2#43124+21.0
Team 2026 - Coupe de France 8e Finale
Team
Mar 20261/1#53067+9.0
PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - D FIDE open
Open Swiss
Feb 20265.5/9#832298+4.2
Team 2026 - Coupe de France 16e Finale
Team
Feb 20261/1#352970+6.6
Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r6-7
Team
Jan 20260/1#2751507-10.8
Team 2026 - Coupe de France 32e Finale
Team
Jan 20260/1#1801452-12.2
Team 2026 - IDF Janvier
Team
Jan 20260/1#13651455-12.2
Team 2026 - Coupe de France 3e tour
Team
Dec 20251/1#922849+3.6
Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r4-5
Team
Dec 20252/2#42973+12.8
Team 2026 - IDF Decembre
Team
Dec 20251/1#4232896+4.4
Worst Elo result: Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r3 (-25.6 Elo, finished #293).

Rankings

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France
#117
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#1,898
in continent
World
#2,939
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
France
1
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2,759
2
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2,717
3
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2,626
4
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2,618
5
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2,613
6
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2,610
6
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2,610
8
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2,596
9
🇫🇷Bauer, ChristianFollow Christian BauerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,557
10
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2,556
...
117🇫🇷Saatdjian, Thomas2,340
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
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2,708
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1898🇫🇷Saatdjian, Thomas2,340
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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2939🇫🇷Saatdjian, Thomas2,340