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Lacombe, Pascal
🇫🇷FIDE 653009959· Male· France· Born in 1978
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Pascal Lacombe, a 48-year-old French player, is rated 1525 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +106 Elo over the past 12 months. 31 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Festival Classique du Roussillon 2026 Ferme D, Team 2026 - OCC Mars, and Team 2026 - OCC Fevrier. Also played 7 rapid (including 8eme Festival International de Perpignan Rapide) and 5 blitz events (including Festi Canohes 2025 blitz 1) recently.
Current rating
1525
Standard
Rpd1601·Blz1520
All-time high
1525
at best
Jun 2026 · age 48
Jun 2026 · age 48
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#175,974
#175,974 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+106 Elo)
1419 → 1525
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1525
at age 48
Jun 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 48
Mar 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 47
May 2025
2024
Crossed 1400
at age 46
Apr 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 46
Apr 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
8eme Festival International de Perpignan Classique -2400 Eloperf 1631 (+182) · 1.5/5 · #46
Top opponent
Evolution
+92
1433 → 1525
Tournaments
10
32 games
Score
19/ 3259.4%
18W4D10L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsCesar Mendoza1,563·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Avenir·R4·+12.1
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/2 | #5 | 2260 | +6.8 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 6/4 | #2 | 2281 | +17.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #201 | 927 | -4.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #94 | 2450 | +14.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #232 | 1150 | -1.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #181 | 730 | -10.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #78 | 2210 | +9.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/8 | #108 | 1574 | +30.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1.5/5 | #46 | 1631 | +17.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #43 | 2302 | +12.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNael Mimouni
🇫🇷FRA·1773
+3 −8 =0
11 games·last met May 2026
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vsMathys Saurel
🇫🇷FRA·1761
+0 −11 =0
11 games·last met May 2026
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vsArarat Avagyan
🇫🇷FRA·1625
+3 −0 =7
10 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsGuy Bonefons
🇫🇷FRA·1615
+2 −4 =2
8 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsJoan Baroukh
🇫🇷FRA·1480
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
France
#13,941
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#112,724
in continent
World
#175,936
out of 400,000+
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