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Desfontaines, Axel
🇫🇷FIDE 653003373· Male· France· Born in 2016
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Axel Desfontaines, a 10-year-old French player, is rated 1566 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +139 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Championnat de France des Jeunes 2026 - Open B, Team 2026 - Nationale 2 Jeunes r6, and Championnat Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes des Jeunes 2026 - U10. Also played 2 rapid events (including Rapide LOE 02-08-2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #87 nationally in U8.
Current rating
1566
Standard
Rpd1406·Blz—
All-time high
1566
at best
May 2026 · age 10
May 2026 · age 10
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#160,089
#160,089 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+139 Elo)
1427 → 1566
May 2026
All-time peak 1566
at age 10
May 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 10
Mar 2026
2024
87th French U8 player
at age 8 · rated 1416
Dec 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 8
Dec 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 8
Dec 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Avenirperf 1805 (+402) · 4/5 · #234
Top opponent
Evolution
+132
1434 → 1566
Tournaments
8
57 games
Score
29.5/ 5751.8%
27W5D25L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/3 | #38 | 2405 | +9.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #299 | 2318 | -39.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/5 | #11 | 1513 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #460 | 776 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/2 | #423 | 670 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/5 | #234 | 1805 | -26.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/2 | #13 | 2303 | -33.6 |
Round-Robin | Jun 2025 | 2/5 | #5 | 1275 | 0.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
Rankings
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France
#12,486
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#105,119
in continent
World
#160,072
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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