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Busnel, Laurent
🇫🇷FIDE 638277· Male· France· Born in 1970
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Laurent Busnel, a 56-year-old French player, is rated 1864. He has fluctuated between 1784 and 1921 over the past 2 years. 87 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 4e tournois toutes rondes d'Ille et Mat - C, 7eme Open International de la Mayenne - tournoi A (p1600 elo), and Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7. His peak of 2080 was reached at age 34 (Oct 2004).
Current rating
1864
Standard
Rpd1816·Blz—
All-time high
2080
−216 pts below
Oct 2004 · age 34
Oct 2004 · age 34
Activity
73
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
81 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#57,495
#57,495 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
6-month rising streak
+63 Elo
May 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 55
Feb 2025
2024
500 career games
at age 54
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+97 Elo)
1758 → 1855
Aug 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 54
Mar 2024
2009
100 career games
at age 39
Apr 2009
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+5
1859 → 1864
Tournaments
17
81 games
Score
42/ 8151.9%
30W24D27L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
17 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/6 | #21 | 1799 | -21.0 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 1.5/6 | #57 | 1694 | -36.2 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 5.5/7 | #1 | 2081 | +34.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/6 | #19 | 1895 | +2.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #1379 | 2725 | +11.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/7 | #15 | 1933 | +15.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #219 | 2735 | +12.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #1518 | 1902 | +1.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/7 | #79 | 1814 | -8.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #2169 | 1135 | -8.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNoe Mareau
🇫🇷FRA·1865
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsArnaud Caillot
🇫🇷FRA·1690
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsTimothe Mareau
🇫🇷FRA·2084
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsYamina Seite
🇫🇷FRA·1989
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Nov 2022
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vsMaxime MarieCM
🇫🇷FRA·2165
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Jul 2016
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Rankings
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France
#3,523
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#42,149
in continent
World
#57,494
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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