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Ricoul, Christian

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FIDEFIDE 648949· Male· France· Born in 1958

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Christian Ricoul, a 68-year-old French player, is rated 1731. He has slipped back 36 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent appearance: Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7. He had 2 career breaks: 23 months (2011–2013) and 45 months (2013–2017). His peak of 2066 was reached at age 49 (Jul 2007).

Current rating

1731

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2066

−335 pts below
Jul 2007 · age 49

Activity

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#99,142

#99,142 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

10 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+107 Elo)
1724 → 1831
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 66
Mar 2024
2019
100 career games
at age 61
May 2019
2013
Inactive for 45 months
paused at 1905 → returned at 1907
Mar 2013
2011
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1906 → returned at 1905
Mar 2011
2007
All-time peak 2066
at age 49 · −335 from today
Jul 2007

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Jean-Paul Genot 1,787
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r3 · Dec 2025 · +10.6 Elo
Evolution
-36
1767 → 1731
Tournaments
4
11 games
Score
5/ 1145.5%
3W4D4L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAyden Bouaziz1,574·22e Open international de Malakoff·R7·-14.2
2.[L]vsLuka Thery1,609·22e Open international de Malakoff·R3·-13.4
3.[L]vsMaxence Caron1,705·Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r1·R1·-11.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
22e Open international de Malakoff
Open Swiss
Apr 20263/8#2261565-44.8
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7
Team
Mar 20261/1#15312566+10.0
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r3
Team
Dec 20251/1#2812587+10.8
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r1
Team
Oct 20250/1#2400905-11.8
Worst Elo result: 22e Open international de Malakoff (-44.8 Elo, finished #226).

Rankings

/
France
#6,787
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#70,359
in continent
World
#99,140
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
France
1
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2
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2,721
3
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2,626
4
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2,615
4
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2,615
6
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2,613
7
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2,610
8
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2,596
9
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2,559
10
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2,557
...
6787🇫🇷Ricoul, Christian1,731
Europe
1
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2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
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2,764
4
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
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2,713
...
70359🇫🇷Ricoul, Christian1,731
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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99140🇫🇷Ricoul, Christian1,731