Format
MP
Maxence, Paul
🇫🇷FIDE 651074192· Male· France· Born in 2009
Follow Paul MaxenceTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
Paul Maxence, a 17-year-old French player, is rated 2130 and sitting in the top 3% of French players under 18, and in the top 6% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +57 Elo over the past 12 months. 58 rated games in the past year (≈62/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Championnat de France des Jeunes 2026 - U18, Team 2026 - Nationale 2 r7-9, and 24th Rochefort Chess Festival - Masters. Also played 2 rapid (including 4e Rapide International de Montendre) and 1 blitz events (including 4e Tournoi de Blitz International de Montendre) recently. His peak of 2166 was reached at age 17 (May 2026).
At junior level, he reached #28, #22 and #23 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2130
Standard
Rpd2072·Blz2046
All-time high
2166
−36 pts below
May 2026 · age 17
May 2026 · age 17
Activity
56
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
49 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#34 · French players under 18 · of 1,015
Career timeline
12 entries2026
28th French U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2166
May 2026
All-time peak 2166
at age 17 · −36 from today
May 2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 17
Mar 2026
2025
Crossed 2100
at age 16
Sep 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 15
Aug 2024
22nd French U16 player
at age 15 · rated 2039
Apr 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+57
2073 → 2130
Tournaments
12
49 games
Score
29.5/ 4960.2%
21W17D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/6 | #25 | 2046 | -36.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #29 | 2161 | +13.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 3/3 | #8 | 2848 | +52.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/9 | #59 | 2139 | +23.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #51 | 2100 | +1.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #266 | 2114 | +2.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #563 | 1225 | -24.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2/2 | #23 | 2809 | +34.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #81 | 2595 | +5.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/6 | #22 | 1972 | -44.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJulien SaadaFM
🇫🇷FRA·2239
+2 −3 =4
9 games·last met Sep 2025
View head-to-head →
vsJean-Yves Klein
🇫🇷FRA·1856
+7 −0 =0
7 games·last met Apr 2025
View head-to-head →
vsAntoine Ducos
🇫🇷FRA·2050
+0 −3 =3
6 games·last met May 2026
View head-to-head →
vsLazare Vernouillet
🇫🇷FRA·1777
+3 −0 =3
6 games·last met Feb 2026
View head-to-head →
vsGabin Muszlak
🇫🇷FRA·1850
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met Nov 2025
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
France
#667
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#9,243
in continent
World
#12,794
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
France
| 1 | 🇫🇷Follow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,744 |
| 2 | 🇫🇷Follow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,721 |
| 3 | 🇫🇷Follow Etienne BacrotTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,626 |
| 4 | 🇫🇷Follow Maxime LagardeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,615 |
| 4 | 🇫🇷Follow MarcAndria MaurizziTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,615 |
| 6 | 🇫🇷Follow Jules MoussardTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,613 |
| 7 | 🇫🇷Follow Laurent FressinetTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,610 |
| 8 | 🇫🇷Follow Gata KamskyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,596 |
| 9 | 🇫🇷Follow Matthieu CornetteTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,559 |
| 10 | 🇫🇷Follow Christian BauerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,557 |
| ... | ||
| 667 | 2,130 | |
Europe
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 3 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 4 | 🇫🇷Follow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,744 |
| 5 | 🇵🇱Follow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,739 |
| 6 | 🇭🇺Follow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,729 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,728 |
| 8 | 🇫🇷Follow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,721 |
| 9 | 🇦🇿Follow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,717 |
| 10 | 🇹🇷Follow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,713 |
| ... | ||
| 9243 | 2,130 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,761 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 9 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 12794 | 2,130 | |