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Guichard, Pauline
IM🇫🇷FIDE 639370· Female· France· Born in 1988
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Pauline Guichard, a 38-year-old French International Master, is rated 2333 and ranked 8th among French women, and in the top 1% worldwide. She has held steady between 2300 and 2350 for 13 months. 31 rated games in the past year (≈48/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include European Women Team Ch 2025, 1. Frauenbundesliga 2025-2026 September 2025, and Championnat de France 2025 - National Feminin. Also played 2 rapid (including European Women's Rapid Championship January 10-11, 2026) and 1 blitz events (including European Women's Blitz Championship January 11, 2026) recently. Her peak of 2430 was reached at age 31 (May 2019, French #57 at the time).
Awarded WGM in 2011 (age 23), IM in 2019 (age 31), and WIM in 2007 (age 19). At junior level, she reached #7, #6 and #19 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2333
Standard
Rpd2221·Blz2186
All-time high
2430
−97 pts below
May 2019 · age 31
May 2019 · age 31
Activity
56
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#8
#8 · French women · of 1,352
Career timeline
23 entries2024
1,000 career games
at age 36
Jun 2024
2020
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2415 → returned at 2413
Mar 2020
2019
IM title awardedIM
at age 31 · 2nd quarter PB 2019
Jul 2019
Peak French rank: #57
at age 31 · rated 2430
May 2019
Crossed 2400
at age 31
May 2019
All-time peak 2430
at age 31 · −97 from today
May 2019
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+1
2332 → 2333
Tournaments
4
16 games
Score
9/ 1656.3%
5W8D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/8 | #50 | 2355 | +3.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1.5/2 | #18 | 2379 | +1.4 |
Knockout | Aug 2025 | 2/4 | QF | 2205 | -6.6 |
Knockout | Jul 2025 | 0.5/2 | R128 | 2092 | -6.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMaria LeconteWGM
🇫🇷FRA·2236
+7 −5 =5
17 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsNatacha BenmesbahWGM
🇫🇷FRA·2226
+7 −3 =6
16 games·last met May 2025
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vsSophie MillietIM
🇫🇷FRA·2361
+4 −4 =7
15 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsDeimante Daulyte-CornetteIM
🇫🇷FRA·2389
+3 −6 =5
14 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsSilvia AlexievaIM
🇫🇷FRA·2197
+5 −3 =6
14 games·last met Jun 2023
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Rankings
/
France
#125
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#2,025
in continent
World
#3,127
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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