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Ouardi, Imad
🇫🇷FIDE 651015552· Male· France· Born in 2009
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Imad Ouardi, a 17-year-old French player, is rated 2115 — his current career high and sitting in the top 4% of French players under 18, and in the top 6% worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +182 Elo over the past 12 months. 72 rated games in the past year (≈69/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Championnat International d'Echecs de Lyon Henri Rinck 2026, Team 2026 - Nationale 2 r7-9, and Tournois Fermes Chess In Lyon fevrier 2026 Poule B. Also played 26 rapid (including Trophee rapide Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes du samedi 20 decembre 2025) and 3 blitz events (including 5e Festival International de La Plagne Soleil - Blitz) recently.
At junior level, he reached #36, #49 and #99 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2115
Standard
Rpd2118·Blz1917
All-time high
2115
at best
May 2026 · age 17
May 2026 · age 17
Activity
85
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
63 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#37 · French players under 18 · of 1,015
Career timeline
10 entries2026
36th French U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2115
May 2026
All-time peak 2115
at age 17
May 2026
Crossed 2100
at age 17
Apr 2026
2025
49th French U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2059
Dec 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 16
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+442 Elo)
1407 → 1849
Apr 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+171
1944 → 2115
Tournaments
11
56 games
Score
30/ 5653.6%
20W20D16L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsSofia Bellahcene2,024·5e Festival International de La Plagne Soleil - Tournoi Maitre·R7·+22.0
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsCamille Favarel2,067·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Grand Prix·R6·-19.5
3.[L]vsVishwa VasnawalaWIM2,087·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Grand Prix·R3·-18.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #23 | 2086 | +4.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #71 | 2295 | +34.8 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 3/6 | #5 | 2083 | +5.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #328 | 2148 | +4.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #299 | 2111 | +2.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/9 | #86 | 2069 | +3.2 |
Hot streak: 6 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsClarence Bernard
🇫🇷FRA·1950
+10 −9 =2
21 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsRomain Eyrolet
🇫🇷FRA·1728
+7 −9 =0
16 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsMathias Faliguerho
🇫🇷FRA·1842
+8 −5 =1
14 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsLuca ErnstFM
🇫🇷FRA·2256
+0 −12 =2
14 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsMatin Rahnama
🇫🇷FRA·1863
+3 −8 =2
13 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
France
#715
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#10,150
in continent
World
#14,022
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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