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Bel, Thomas
🇫🇷FIDE 653052730· Male· France· Born in 2007
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Thomas Bel, a 19-year-old French player, is rated 1996 — just 8 short of his peak of 2004 (Feb 2026, age 19). He is climbing fast, having gained +98 Elo over the past 12 months. 55 rated games in the past year (≈48/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Championnat de France des Jeunes 2026 - U20, Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r8-9, and 44eme Open International de Clermont-Ferrand. Also played 3 rapid (including Rapide du 24e Festival international d'Echecs du Conseil Departemental de Meurthe et Moselle) and 2 blitz events (including Blitz par equipe du 24e Festival d'Echecs du Conseil Departemental de Meurthe et Moselle) recently.
At junior level, he reached #69 and #100 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1996
Standard
Rpd1920·Blz1729
All-time high
2004
−8 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 19
Feb 2026 · age 19
Activity
52
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
46 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#28,128
#28,128 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
69th French U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2004
Feb 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 19
Feb 2026
All-time peak 2004
at age 19 · −8 from today
Feb 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
100th French U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1946
May 2025
100 career games
at age 18
Mar 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+98
1898 → 1996
Tournaments
12
47 games
Score
27.5/ 4758.5%
24W7D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/7 | #10 | 1984 | -1.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #15 | 2026 | +13.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #286 | 1282 | -16.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/6 | #49 | 2115 | 0.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #110 | 1473 | -3.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #34 | 2230 | +12.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #43 | 2548 | +4.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #41 | 2593 | +12.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2/2 | #3 | 2753 | +42.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/7 | #10 | 1907 | +4.0 |
Rankings
/
France
#1,561
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#20,785
in continent
World
#28,128
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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