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Smith, Matthieu
🇫🇷FIDE 640689· Male· France· Born in 1989
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Matthieu Smith, a 37-year-old French player, is rated 2002. He has slipped back 64 Elo over the past 12 months. 54 rated games in the past year (≈44/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 11eme Open International d'Echecs de Noisiel 2026 - Open A (p2000 Elo), Team 2026 - IDF Avril, and Team 2026 - Nationale 2 r7-9. Also played 10 rapid (including 560e Rapide Fide du Canal) and 2 blitz events (including 334e Blitz Fide du Canal - 17e MGM) recently. His peak of 2212 was reached at age 29 (Apr 2018).
At junior level, he reached #41, #48, #49 and #31 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2002
Standard
Rpd2096·Blz2139
All-time high
2212
−210 pts below
Apr 2018 · age 29
Apr 2018 · age 29
Activity
52
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
54 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#27,179
#27,179 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
22 entries2025
57th French 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 2124
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 35
Dec 2024
2019
Re-crossed 2200
at age 30
Jan 2019
2018
Crossed 2200
at age 29
Apr 2018
All-time peak 2212
at age 29 · −210 from today
Apr 2018
2017
Re-crossed 2100
at age 28
Oct 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-64
2066 → 2002
Tournaments
17
54 games
Score
25.5/ 5447.2%
20W11D23L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsMathis GebusFM2,177·21eme Festival International de Dieppe A - Grand Prix Duchesse de Berry·R7·+12.8
3.[W]vsLlewellyn VidalFM2,156·21eme Festival International de Dieppe A - Grand Prix Duchesse de Berry·R9·+12.2
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/7 | #63 | 1310 | -64.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #677 | 1377 | -7.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2.5/3 | #34 | 2232 | +12.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #307 | 3012 | +14.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #384 | 2816 | +9.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #319 | 2275 | +6.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #141 | 2908 | +11.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #646 | 2144 | +2.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/9 | #114 | 1924 | -41.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/5 | #16 | 1889 | -27.2 |
Worst Elo result: 11eme Open International d'Echecs de Noisiel 2026 - Open A (p2000 Elo) (-64.2 Elo, finished #63).
Rankings
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France
#1,501
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#20,082
in continent
World
#27,179
out of 400,000+
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