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Seignour, Jean-Michel
🇫🇷INACTIVEFIDE 652052273· Male· France· Born in 1944
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Jean-Michel Seignour, a 82-year-old French player. He has slipped back 45 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2eme Coupe de fleurs Marseille -2400, Open 13 - Marseille 2025-26 (-2200) r8-9, and 39eme Festival International des Jeux de Cannes - Open C (-1700). His peak of 1492 was reached at age 80 (May 2024).
Current rating
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unranked
Rpd1450·Blz—
All-time high
1492
−1492 pts below
May 2024 · age 80
May 2024 · age 80
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#17,252
France
Career timeline
8 entries2025
100 career games
at age 81
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+365 Elo)
1127 → 1492
Nov 2024
All-time peak 1492
at age 80 · −86 from today
May 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 80
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1200
at age 80
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 79
Feb 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
18eme Festival International d'Echecs de Marseille - Accessionperf 1906 (+478) · 4/5 · #99
Top opponent
Evolution
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Tournaments
8
54 games
Score
17.5/ 5432.4%
20W7D27L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsEric Cardonne1,558·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Avenir·R2·+13.8
3.[W]vsJean Claverie1,545·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Avenir·R4·+13.5
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsRichard Contignon1,517·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Avenir·R7·-7.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/4 | #41 | 1640 | -14.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #28 | — | -9.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/6 | #80 | 1680 | -8.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #31 | 833 | -4.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/3 | #11 | 2289 | +5.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #20 | 840 | -5.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/8 | #174 | 1408 | -1.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/5 | #99 | 1906 | -24.6 |
Worst Elo result: 18eme Festival International d'Echecs de Marseille - Accession (-24.6 Elo, finished #99).
Rankings
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France
#17,252
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#128,089
in continent
World
#214,732
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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