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LH
Louche, Herve
🇫🇷FIDE 651109· Male· France· Born in 1971
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Herve Louche, a 55-year-old French player, is rated 1778. He has slipped back 37 Elo over the past 12 months. 52 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7, Team 2026 - Coupe de France 2eme tour, and 23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Cavalier. Also played 2 rapid events (including 21e rapide FIDE de la Saint-Louis - Sete) recently. His peak of 1866 was reached at age 37 (Apr 2008).
Current rating
1778
Standard
Rpd1789·Blz—
All-time high
1866
−88 pts below
Apr 2008 · age 37
Apr 2008 · age 37
Activity
35
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
45 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#83,275
#83,275 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 54
May 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+160 Elo)
1670 → 1830
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 53
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1713 → returned at 1677
Apr 2020
2011
100 career games
at age 40
May 2011
2008
All-time peak 1866
at age 37 · −88 from today
Apr 2008
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-42
1820 → 1778
Tournaments
11
36 games
Score
21.5/ 3659.7%
19W5D12L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAlexandre Herbin1,942·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Cavalier·R1·+15.0
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsJean Plancher1,676·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Cavalier·R5·-12.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/7 | #20 | 1774 | -9.0 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/6 | #21 | 1811 | +7.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #219 | 2543 | +19.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #2604 | 932 | -11.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #524 | 2611 | +11.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #653 | 2472 | +7.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #236 | 1594 | -4.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #214 | 2478 | +7.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/8 | #225 | 1695 | -18.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #1642 | 1689 | -2.2 |
Worst Elo result: 23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Cavalier (-18.0 Elo, finished #225).
Rankings
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France
#5,486
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#59,971
in continent
World
#83,273
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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