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Merlin, Paul

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FIDEFIDE 651091267· Male· France· Born in 1993

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Paul Merlin, a 33-year-old French player, is rated 1943 — just 23 short of his peak of 1966 (Nov 2024, age 31). He has fluctuated between 1932 and 1966 over the past 2 years. 21 rated games in the past year. Recent appearances: Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r7-9 and 55eme Championnat de Bordeaux. Also played 2 rapid events (including 17eme Open Rapide de Cauderan - Tournoi Principal) recently.

Current rating

1943

Standard

Rpd1882·Blz—

All-time high

1966

−23 pts below
Nov 2024 · age 31

Activity

24

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#38,167

#38,167 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

7 entries
2026
100 career games
at age 33
Apr 2026
2024
All-time peak 1966
at age 31 · −23 from today
Nov 2024
8-month rising streak
+131 Elo
May 2024
2023
Best 12-month gain (+185 Elo)
1679 → 1864
Nov 2023
Crossed 1800
at age 30
Sep 2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 30
Sep 2023

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Mihai Garrido 2,055
55eme Championnat de Bordeaux · May 2025 · +12.9 Elo
Evolution
+4
1939 → 1943
Tournaments
7
16 games
Score
10/ 1662.5%
6W8D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMihai Garrido2,055·55eme Championnat de Bordeaux·R6·+12.9
2.[W]vsVova Ostrovskiy2,008·Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r7-9·R1·+11.8
3.[W]vsPhilipp Wurz1,788·Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r1·R1·+5.5
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsFriederike Wohlers-ArmasWIM1,907·Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r3-4·R2·-11.1
2.[L]vsGabor Piroth1,907·Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r7-9·R3·-11.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r7-9
Team
Mar 20261.5/3#5591932-1.0
Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r6
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#4861951+0.2
Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r5
Team
Jan 20260.5/1#6771885-1.6
Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r3-4
Team
Dec 20251/2#4671761-9.0
Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r2
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#7171886-2.0

Rankings

/
France
#2,213
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#28,206
in continent
World
#38,167
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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4
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5
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2,613
6
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2,610
6
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2,610
8
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2,596
9
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2,557
10
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2,556
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2213🇫🇷Merlin, Paul1,943
Europe
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2,840
2
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3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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28206🇫🇷Merlin, Paul1,943
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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38167🇫🇷Merlin, Paul1,943