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Katzahian, Michel

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FIDEFIDE 646288· Male· France· Born in 1939

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Michel Katzahian, a 87-year-old French player, is rated 1594. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and took a 14-month break between Apr 2009 and Jul 2010. Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - IDF Mars, Team 2026 - IDF Fevrier, and Team 2026 - IDF Janvier. Also played 2 rapid events (including 33eme open Arpajonnais de la foire aux haricots) recently. His peak of 1673 was reached at age 69 (Apr 2008).

Current rating

1594

Standard

Rpd1649·Blz—

All-time high

1673

−79 pts below
Apr 2008 · age 69

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#148,679

#148,679 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

16 entries
2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 87
Feb 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+245 Elo)
1402 → 1647
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 85
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 85
Mar 2024
2022
64th French 80+ player
at age 83 · rated 1419
Apr 2022
2019
100 career games
at age 80
Apr 2019

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Thierry Lucius 1,807
Team 2026 - IDF Janvier · Jan 2026 · +15.2 Elo
Evolution
-18
1612 → 1594
Tournaments
6
11 games
Score
5.5/ 1150.0%
5W1D5L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsThierry Lucius1,807·Team 2026 - IDF Janvier·R5·+15.2
2.[W]vsChristophe Ferreira1,522·Team 2026 - IDF Octobre·R2·+7.3
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsEric Berthaud1,617·Team 2026 - IDF Novembre·R2·-9.6
2.[L]vsJean-Yves Lucas1,644·Team 2026 - IDF Decembre·R3·-8.5
3.[L]vsMathieu Francois1,657·Team 2026 - IDF Novembre·R3·-8.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team 2026 - IDF Mars
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#6421817-4.8
Team 2026 - IDF Fevrier
Team
Feb 20262/1#8982471-8.2
Team 2026 - IDF Janvier
Team
Jan 20261/1#4212607+15.4
Team 2026 - IDF Decembre
Team
Dec 20251/1#9642444-8.8
Team 2026 - IDF Novembre
Team
Nov 20250/2#433837-18.4
Worst Elo result: Team 2026 - IDF Novembre (-18.4 Elo, finished #433).

Rankings

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France
#11,422
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#99,164
in continent
World
#148,666
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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6
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8
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10
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Europe
1
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2
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3
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3
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,717
8
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10
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2,708
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World
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2,840
2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
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10
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