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Azizyan, Rafayel
🇫🇷FIDE 651016931· Male· France· Born in 1987
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Rafayel Azizyan, a 39-year-old French player, is rated 1949 — his current career high. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 23 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r7-9, 19eme Open FIDE de l'Echecs Club Montpellier, and Championnat de l'Herault 2025 - Open A (1800-2400). Also played 6 rapid (including 33e Rapide Fide de l'Echecs Club Montpellier) and 3 blitz events (including 7eme Blitz Fide de l'Echecs Club Montpellier) recently.
Current rating
1949
Standard
Rpd1952·Blz1881
All-time high
1949
at best
Apr 2026 · age 39
Apr 2026 · age 39
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#36,861
#36,861 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
All-time peak 1949
at age 39
Apr 2026
2024
100 career games
at age 37
Apr 2024
2022
Best 12-month gain (+191 Elo)
1677 → 1868
May 2022
2021
Crossed 1800
at age 34
Dec 2021
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 34
Nov 2021
2019
First FIDE rating
1546 · at age 32
Nov 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+18
1931 → 1949
Tournaments
7
19 games
Score
11.5/ 1960.5%
10W3D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #349 | 2693 | +17.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #936 | 1109 | -11.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #133 | 2605 | +6.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/7 | #26 | 1874 | -9.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #280 | 2093 | +8.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #436 | 2688 | +8.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/5 | #9 | 1917 | -3.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRoland WeillFM
🇫🇷FRA·2066
+2 −5 =3
10 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsBernard Pachon
🇫🇷FRA·1693
+9 −0 =1
10 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsPierre DussolFM
🇫🇷FRA·1974
+1 −8 =0
9 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsJean-Fred Fournier
🇫🇷FRA·1660
+3 −3 =2
8 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsLeo Charoy-Gerard
🇫🇷FRA·2097
+1 −4 =3
8 games·last met Jul 2024
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Rankings
/
France
#2,130
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#27,242
in continent
World
#36,860
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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