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Devos, Herve
🇫🇷FIDE 646237· Male· France· Born in 1964
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Herve Devos, a 62-year-old French player, is rated 1793. He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 6 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Lliga Catalana 2026 - Preferent Barcelona Grup I Rondas 7-9, Lliga Catalana 2026 - Segona Categoria Barcelona Grup IV Rondas 3-6, and Lliga Catalana 2026 - Segona Categoria Barcelona Grup IV Rondas 1-2. Also played 3 rapid (including XVII OPEN INTERNACIONAL MEMORIAL EZEQUIEL MARTIN) and 3 blitz events (including Campionat de Catalunya Llampec per Equips 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 44 months (2010–2014) and 28 months (2014–2016). His peak of 1901 was reached at age 45 (Apr 2009).
Current rating
1793
Standard
Rpd1851·Blz1896
All-time high
1901
−108 pts below
Apr 2009 · age 45
Apr 2009 · age 45
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#78,603
#78,603 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 61
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 61
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+108 Elo)
1740 → 1848
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 60
Mar 2024
2019
Re-crossed 1800
at age 55
Feb 2019
2016
100 career games
at age 52
Sep 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-9
1802 → 1793
Tournaments
8
19 games
Score
8/ 1942.1%
7W4D8L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsRafael Romero Funieles1,666·XV Ciutat de L'Hospitalet Memorial Ponce-Arroyo Rondas 3-5·R5·+6.5
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsDavid Arturo Oropeza Brito1,933·XLI Open Internacional Martorell 2025 Grup A Rondas 1-2·R2·-6.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/3 | #14 | 1786 | -0.6 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 2/1 | #82 | — | +10.4 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #41 | — | -1.4 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #25 | — | -5.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0.5/5 | #236 | 1630 | -14.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #31 | 1898 | +2.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | #22 | 1893 | +5.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #29 | 1133 | -6.4 |
Rankings
/
France
#5,126
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#56,814
in continent
World
#78,602
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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