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Ballandras, Marc
🇫🇷FIDE 635073· Male· France· Born in 1955
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Marc Ballandras, a 71-year-old French player, is rated 1763. He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 14 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7, 21eme Festival International de Dieppe Open des rois plus 50 ans, and 39eme Open International d'Echecs d'Avoine. His peak of 1970 was reached at age 50 (Oct 2005).
Current rating
1763
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1970
−207 pts below
Oct 2005 · age 50
Oct 2005 · age 50
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#88,191
#88,191 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+145 Elo)
1643 → 1788
Sep 2024
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1736 → returned at 1711
Mar 2020
2010
100 career games
at age 55
Jan 2010
2005
Crossed 1800
at age 50
Oct 2005
All-time peak 1970
at age 50 · −207 from today
Oct 2005
First FIDE rating
1970 · at age 50
Oct 2005
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+8
1755 → 1763
Tournaments
9
26 games
Score
13.5/ 2651.9%
10W7D9L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsChristophe Louvet1,826·21eme Festival International de Dieppe Open des rois plus 50 ans·R6·+11.6
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #24 | 1056 | -7.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #771 | 1700 | -4.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #2271 | 1066 | -7.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #482 | 2368 | +4.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #1589 | 1753 | -0.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #704 | 2701 | +13.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #1310 | 1629 | -3.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #22 | 1817 | +17.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/9 | #145 | 1752 | -1.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMichel Lefevre
🇫🇷FRA·1761
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2011
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vsJacques Peutat
🇫🇷FRA·2010
+0 −4 =2
6 games·last met Apr 2011
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vsFrederic Chalot
🇫🇷FRA·1583
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met Jun 2016
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vsJean-Gabriel Buisson
🇫🇷FRA·1784
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2011
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Rankings
/
France
#5,901
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#63,253
in continent
World
#88,189
out of 400,000+
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