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BJ
Bertrand, Julien
🇫🇷FIDE 643661· Male· France· Born in 1976
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Julien Bertrand, a 50-year-old French player, is rated 1942 — just 27 short of his peak of 1969 (May 2026, age 50). He has fluctuated between 1924 and 1969 over the past 2 years. 35 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 14th Chess Open Juvisy -2200 elo Memorial Arnaud Courrier, Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r7-9, and 1er Open FIDE Noel Culture-Echecs. Also played 7 rapid (including 19e Rapide du Vesinet (-2350)) and 2 blitz events (including 2eme Tournoi de Gata - Grand Tournoi de Blitz du C'Chartres Echecs) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 13 months (2011–2013) and 12 months (2014–2015).
Current rating
1942
Standard
Rpd1843·Blz1809
All-time high
1969
−27 pts below
May 2026 · age 50
May 2026 · age 50
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#38,328
#38,328 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
All-time peak 1969
at age 50 · −27 from today
May 2026
2019
Best 12-month gain (+77 Elo)
1800 → 1877
Mar 2019
2017
Re-crossed 1800
at age 41
Jul 2017
Re-crossed 1800
at age 41
Apr 2017
2015
100 career games
at age 39
May 2015
Re-crossed 1800
at age 39
Mar 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
5eme Tournoi d'ete de Sceaux (-2200) - Memorial Eugene Pommierperf 2081 (+119) · 4/5 · #3
Evolution
-20
1962 → 1942
Tournaments
11
35 games
Score
21.5/ 3561.4%
18W7D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/5 | #26 | 1751 | -27.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/7 | #13 | 2024 | +14.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #1236 | 1952 | 0.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #165 | 2536 | +4.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #880 | 1213 | -8.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/6 | #4 | 1979 | +7.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #164 | 2662 | +7.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #727 | 1873 | -2.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/6 | #24 | 1894 | -5.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #1183 | 1170 | -9.8 |
Worst Elo result: 6eme Tournoi d'echecs FIDE de Sceaux (-2200) - Memorial Eugene Pommier (-27.2 Elo, finished #26).
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