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Engster, Matthieu

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FIDEFIDE 640816· Male· France· Born in 1985

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Matthieu Engster, a 41-year-old French player, is rated 1896 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 21 months (2008–2010), 15 months (2010–2012), 79 months (2013–2019) and 67 months (2020–2025, COVID-19 included). Recent appearances: Team 2026 - HDF Decembre and Team 2026 - HDF Octobre.

Current rating

1896

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1896

at best
Mar 2024 · age 39

Activity

1

games / yr avg.

2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#49,097

#49,097 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2024
All-time peak 1896
at age 39
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 67 months
paused at 1827 → returned at 1895
Mar 2020
2013
Inactive for 79 months
paused at 1827 → returned at 1822
Mar 2013
2010
Best 12-month gain (+40 Elo)
1802 → 1842
Sep 2010
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1842 → returned at 1848
Sep 2010
2008
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1802 → returned at 1807
Jul 2008

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Soufiane Khamlach 1,915
Team 2026 - HDF Decembre · Dec 2025 · +0.5 Elo
Evolution
0
1896 → 1896
Tournaments
2
2 games
Score
1/ 250.0%
0W2D0L
Top 1 win
1.[D]vsSoufiane Khamlach1,915·Team 2026 - HDF Decembre·R5·+0.5
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team 2026 - HDF Decembre
Team
Dec 20250.5/1#1811915+0.6
Team 2026 - HDF Octobre
Team
Oct 20250.5/1#1661867-0.8

Rankings

/
France
#2,923
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#36,170
in continent
World
#49,096
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
France
1
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3
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2,626
4
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2,615
4
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2,615
6
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2,613
7
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2,610
8
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2,596
9
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10
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2,557
...
2923🇫🇷Engster, Matthieu1,896
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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36170🇫🇷Engster, Matthieu1,896
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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