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Ancel, Jean-Marc
🇫🇷FIDE 652098494· Male· France· Born in 1963
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Jean-Marc Ancel, a 63-year-old French player, is rated 1556. He has slipped back 49 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 31e Open de Selestat - Tournoi B (1500-1799), Team 2026 - EST Fevrier, and Team 2026 - EST Decembre. Also played 3 rapid events (including 21e Tournoi d'echecs de Bennwihr - Tournoi A (Ouvert a tous)) recently. His peak of 1627 was reached at age 62 (Mar 2025).
Current rating
1556
Standard
Rpd1468·Blz—
All-time high
1627
−71 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 62
Mar 2025 · age 62
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#163,974
#163,974 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 63
Apr 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+47 Elo)
1558 → 1605
Jun 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 62
Mar 2025
All-time peak 1627
at age 62 · −71 from today
Mar 2025
2024
Crossed 1500
at age 61
Apr 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 61
Apr 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-49
1605 → 1556
Tournaments
5
21 games
Score
7.5/ 2135.7%
8W3D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/2 | #128 | 1592 | +2.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/7 | #48 | 1525 | -2.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #146 | 2342 | +20.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #213 | 1493 | -3.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/4 | #80 | 1572 | -64.8 |
Rankings
/
France
#12,855
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#107,066
in continent
World
#163,955
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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