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Petit, Didier
🇫🇷FIDE 650528· Male· France· Born in 1962
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Didier Petit, a 64-year-old French player, is rated 1840. He is on a steady climb with +28 Elo over the past 12 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Championnat de printemps d'Annecy 2026 r6, Team 2026 - ARA Avril, and Team 2026 - ARA Mars. Also played 1 rapid event (including 15eme Trophee Roland Perolini - Principal) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 15 months (2015–2016) and 23 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1978 was reached at age 42 (Oct 2004).
Current rating
1840
Standard
Rpd1838·Blz—
All-time high
1978
−138 pts below
Oct 2004 · age 42
Oct 2004 · age 42
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#64,256
#64,256 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2024
500 career games
at age 62
Oct 2024
Best 12-month gain (+148 Elo)
1704 → 1852
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 62
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1713 → returned at 1718
Nov 2020
2017
Re-crossed 1800
at age 55
Jul 2017
2015
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1812 → returned at 1818
Jul 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+28
1812 → 1840
Tournaments
15
23 games
Score
15/ 2365.2%
13W4D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 1/3 | #13 | 1827 | -2.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #9 | 1850 | 0.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #222 | 1168 | -6.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #127 | 2663 | +11.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/3 | #2 | 2426 | +12.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #152 | 1756 | -2.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #8 | 1576 | -6.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #118 | 2454 | +5.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #167 | 2731 | +13.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #5 | 2387 | +4.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPatrick Lamouille
🇫🇷FRA·1861
+4 −8 =2
14 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsYves Hodot
🇫🇷FRA·1812
+9 −4 =1
14 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsSebastien JoieIM
🇨🇭SUI·2342
+1 −10 =0
11 games·last met May 2017
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vsJean-pierre Lees
🇫🇷FRA·1696
+4 −1 =5
10 games·last met May 2025
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vsUgo Cadorin
🇫🇷FRA·1616
+8 −0 =2
10 games·last met Apr 2025
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Rankings
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France
#4,011
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#46,915
in continent
World
#64,255
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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