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Courtieu, Yves
🇫🇷FIDE 647470· Male· France· Born in 1948
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Yves Courtieu, a 78-year-old French player, is rated 1819. He is on a steady climb with +38 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7, Team 2026 - 60mn Mars, and Team 2026 - 60mn Decembre. Also played 1 rapid event (including 10eme Rapide de Veigy-Foncenex Principal) recently. His peak of 1908 was reached at age 61 (Apr 2009).
Current rating
1819
Standard
Rpd1722·Blz—
All-time high
1908
−89 pts below
Apr 2009 · age 61
Apr 2009 · age 61
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#70,455
#70,455 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
39th French 75-80 player
at age 78 · rated 1819
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 78
Apr 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+127 Elo)
1668 → 1795
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 76
Mar 2024
2020
68th French 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 1704
Oct 2020
2017
100 career games
at age 69
Jan 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+32
1787 → 1819
Tournaments
8
13 games
Score
9.5/ 1373.1%
9W1D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #308 | 2514 | +16.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2.5/3 | #122 | 1984 | +13.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #167 | 2448 | +6.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #2525 | 1227 | -4.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #1725 | 1038 | -8.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 3/3 | #18 | 2418 | +17.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #2070 | 1001 | -9.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #533 | 2497 | +7.6 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsNicolas Blanc
🇫🇷FRA·1831
+3 −5 =4
12 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsJean-denis Sudomir
🇫🇷FRA·1706
+3 −6 =1
10 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsDominique Comte
🇫🇷FRA·1647
+6 −3 =0
9 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsLaurent Bardolle
🇫🇷FRA·1669
+6 −1 =2
9 games·last met Jun 2023
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vsArthur Wambst
🇫🇷FRA·1668
+7 −1 =0
8 games·last met Jun 2019
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Rankings
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France
#4,452
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#51,199
in continent
World
#70,454
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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