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Light, Philip

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FIDEFIDE 651621· Male· France· Born in 1956

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Philip Light, a 70-year-old French player, is rated 1722. He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 10 months. 15 rated games in the past year. Recent appearances: Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7 and 29eme Tournoi international de Creon - Tournoi Principal. His peak of 1794 was reached at age 56 (Sep 2012).

Current rating

1722

Standard

Rpd1840·Blz—

All-time high

1794

−72 pts below
Sep 2012 · age 56

Activity

14

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#102,130

#102,130 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+173 Elo)
1618 → 1791
May 2024
2021
Re-crossed 1600
at age 65
Dec 2021
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1603 → returned at 1601
Mar 2020
2019
Re-crossed 1600
at age 63
Sep 2019
2014
100 career games
at age 58
Aug 2014
2012
All-time peak 1794
at age 56 · −72 from today
Sep 2012

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Jean-Marc Vandervorst 1,959
29eme Tournoi international de Creon - Tournoi Principal · Jul 2025 · +5.6 Elo
Evolution
-29
1751 → 1722
Tournaments
7
15 games
Score
4.5/ 1530.0%
2W5D8L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsKevin Uliczny1,755·Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r5·R1·-9.0
2.[L]vsMartin Heuty1,774·Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r2·R1·-8.5
3.[L]vsPierre-Marie Simon1,812·Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r1·R1·-7.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7
Team
Mar 20261/2#14731769+2.8
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r5
Team
Feb 20260/1#2767955-9.2
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r4
Team
Jan 20260.5/1#12861625-2.8
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r3
Team
Dec 20251/1#9662513+9.8
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r2
Team
Nov 20250/1#2310974-8.8
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r1
Team
Oct 20250/1#26331012-8.0
29eme Tournoi international de Creon - Tournoi Principal
Open Swiss
Jul 20252/8#701694-12.6

Rankings

/
France
#7,069
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#72,295
in continent
World
#102,128
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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7
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8
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9
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2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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