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Hoareau, Hugues
🇫🇷FIDE 644374· Male· France· Born in 1969
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Hugues Hoareau, a 57-year-old French player, is rated 1826. He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 19 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open, Team 2026 - REU Avril, and Team 2026 - REU Janvier. Also played 1 rapid (including Rapide du Lagon Saint Leu - Masters 2025) and 2 blitz events (including 32eme echecs et malt) recently. He had 5 career breaks: 17 months (2010–2012), 23 months (2012–2014), 18 months (2014–2016), 35 months (2016–2019) and 31 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2088 was reached at age 35 (Oct 2004).
Current rating
1826
Standard
Rpd1887·Blz1906
All-time high
2088
−262 pts below
Oct 2004 · age 35
Oct 2004 · age 35
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#68,404
#68,404 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+66 Elo)
1775 → 1841
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 55
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 1938 → returned at 1914
Jul 2019
2016
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1947 → returned at 1938
Jul 2016
2014
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1993 → returned at 1947
Dec 2014
2012
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1968 → returned at 1971
May 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+14
1812 → 1826
Tournaments
5
16 games
Score
8.5/ 1653.1%
7W3D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #322 | 1847 | +5.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/2 | #31 | 1184 | -12.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #16 | 1985 | +8.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #6 | 2595 | +9.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #5 | 1894 | +6.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMiloud Mezouaghi
🇫🇷FRA·2010
+5 −5 =0
10 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsJohan FondratCM
🇫🇷FRA·2176
+3 −7 =0
10 games·last met May 2025
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vsChristophe Travers
🇫🇷FRA·1797
+6 −1 =2
9 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsDavid Rodier
🇫🇷FRA·2107
+3 −6 =0
9 games·last met Jun 2023
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vsThomas Folio
🇫🇷FRA·1955
+2 −5 =1
8 games·last met Nov 2024
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Rankings
/
France
#4,313
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#49,818
in continent
World
#68,403
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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