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Zagala, Michel

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FIDEFIDE 652018806· Male· France· Born in 1955

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Michel Zagala, a 71-year-old French player, is rated 1732. He has slipped back 54 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7, Team 2026 - 60mn Mars, and Team 2026 - 60mn Novembre. Also played 1 blitz event (including Blitz des rois - Bourgoin-Jallieu Janvier 2026) recently. His peak of 1803 was reached at age 70 (Feb 2025).

Current rating

1732

Standard

Rpd1788·Blz1746

All-time high

1803

−71 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 70

Activity

15

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#98,651

#98,651 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

6 entries
2025
Best 12-month gain (+269 Elo)
1534 → 1803
Feb 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 70
Feb 2025
All-time peak 1803
at age 70 · −71 from today
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 69
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 68
Apr 2023
2022
First FIDE rating
1471 · at age 67
Apr 2022

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Sylvain Wlassewitch 1,843
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r5 · Feb 2026 · +2.8 Elo
Evolution
-43
1775 → 1732
Tournaments
8
12 games
Score
4/ 1233.3%
3W2D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsNicolas Buonomo1,756·Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r3·R1·+10.4
2.[W]vsBrice Boissel1,657·Team 2026 - 60mn Mars·R3·+7.8
3.[D]vsSylvain Wlassewitch1,843·Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r5·R1·+2.8
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsColin Drouin1,619·Team 2026 - 60mn Novembre·R10·-13.1
2.[L]vsThimothe Haberer1,647·Team 2026 - 60mn Novembre·R9·-12.3
3.[L]vsNahil Samai1,719·Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r2·R1·-10.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7
Team
Mar 20260/2#30281164-9.0
Team 2026 - 60mn Mars
Team
Mar 20261/2#12421725-1.0
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r5
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#16121843+2.8
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r4
Team
Jan 20260.5/1#16561701-1.0
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r3
Team
Dec 20251/1#5572556+10.8
Worst Elo result: Team 2026 - 60mn Novembre (-27.2 Elo, finished #2792).

Rankings

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France
#6,721
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#69,991
in continent
World
#98,650
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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6
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2,840
2
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3
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3
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2,759
5
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6
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7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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10
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2,708
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World
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2,840
2
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3
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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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