Format
GS
Giraud, Sylvain
🇳🇨FIDE 649686· Male· Unknown (NCL)· Born in 1977
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Sylvain Giraud, a 49-year-old player, is rated 1971. He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 17 months (2006–2008), 36 months (2008–2011), 22 months (2011–2013), 22 months (2016–2018) and 40 months (2021–2025). Recent appearance: Championnat d'Echecs de Nouvelle-Caledonie 2025. Also played 1 rapid event (including 13e Trophee d'Echecs de Noumea) recently. His peak of 2078 was reached at age 39 (Aug 2016); he also reached #1 nationally in Oct 2004 and has been #1 for 142 months and counting.
Competes for Unknown (NCL) since Dec 2024.
Current rating
1971
Standard
Rpd2073·Blz2089
All-time high
2078
−107 pts below
Aug 2016 · age 39
Aug 2016 · age 39
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#32,466
#32,466 · players worldwide · of 218,279
#1 nationally since Oct 2004
#1 nationally since Oct 2004
Career timeline
17 entries2026
142 months in National #1 (ongoing)
longest streak 142 months · since Oct 2004
Jun 2026
2025
1st 45-50 player nationally
at age 48 · rated 1981
Sep 2025
2024
Switched federation: FRA → NCL
at age 47
Dec 2024
2022
1st 40-45 player nationally
at age 45 · rated 2057
Apr 2022
2021
Inactive for 40 months
paused at 2057 → returned at 1981
Sep 2021
2016
All-time peak 2078
at age 39 · −107 from today
Aug 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-10
1981 → 1971
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
6/ 785.7%
6W0D1L
Top 1 win
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/2 | #8 | 2600 | -9.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRene Petre
🇳🇨NCL·1959
+4 −2 =4
10 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMichel Veu
🇫🇷FRA·1956
+6 −3 =1
10 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsLaurent Lalo
🇫🇷FRA·1874
+6 −1 =0
7 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsNicolas Douyere
🇳🇨NCL·1827
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsMathieu Galois
🇳🇨NCL·1792
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
/
Unknown (NCL)
#1
out of 28 players
Special
#238
in continent
World
#32,465
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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