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Balaga, Michel

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FIDEFIDE 643610· Male· France· Born in 1959

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Michel Balaga, a 67-year-old French player, is rated 1530. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - ARA Avril, Team 2026 - ARA Fevrier, and Team 2026 - ARA Decembre. His peak of 1626 was reached at age 65 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1530

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1626

−96 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 65

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#174,010

#174,010 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

7 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+216 Elo)
1410 → 1626
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 65
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 65
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 65
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1626
at age 65 · −96 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Crossed 1400
at age 64
Apr 2023

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Yves Loysel 1,671
Team 2026 - ARA Avril · Apr 2026 · +27.7 Elo
Evolution
+2
1528 → 1530
Tournaments
5
8 games
Score
1.5/ 818.8%
1W2D5L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsYves Loysel1,671·Team 2026 - ARA Avril·R3·+27.7
2.[D]vsTimothy Armes1,614·Team 2026 - ARA Decembre·R4·+5.7
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsLouis-Alexandre Vanel1,617·Team 2026 - ARA Novembre·R1·-13.9
2.[L]vsPatrick Meyssonnier1,730·Team 2026 - ARA Fevrier·R1·-8.6
3.[L]vsPaulin Renous1,842·Team 2026 - ARA Octobre·R6·-5.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team 2026 - ARA Avril
Team
Apr 20261/2#1331876+25.6
Team 2026 - ARA Fevrier
Team
Feb 20260/1#189930-8.8
Team 2026 - ARA Decembre
Team
Dec 20250.5/1#1791614+6.0
Team 2026 - ARA Novembre
Team
Nov 20250/1#238817-14.8
Team 2026 - ARA Octobre
Team
Oct 20250/1#2761042-5.6

Rankings

/
France
#13,772
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#111,803
in continent
World
#173,975
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
France
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4
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4
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6
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2,613
7
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2,610
8
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9
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10
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2,557
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13772🇫🇷Balaga, Michel1,530
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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111803🇫🇷Balaga, Michel1,530
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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173975🇫🇷Balaga, Michel1,530