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Buffard, Julien

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FIDEFIDE 653057791· Male· France· Born in 1993

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Julien Buffard, a 33-year-old French player, is rated 1739 — just 2 short of his peak of 1741 (May 2026, age 33). He is on a steady climb with +26 Elo over the past 12 months. 34 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1er open FIDE lent du Passage (-1800), Team 2026 - NAQ Avril, and Team 2026 - NAQ Mars. Also played 5 rapid (including Rapide de Cancon 2025-2026) and 1 blitz events (including 2025 British Championship: First Blitz Open) recently.

Current rating

1739

Standard

Rpd1564·Blz1630

All-time high

1741

−2 pts below
May 2026 · age 33

Activity

23

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#96,378

#96,378 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

8 entries
2026
All-time peak 1741
at age 33 · −2 from today
May 2026
6-month rising streak
+43 Elo
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+351 Elo)
1366 → 1717
Dec 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 31
Sep 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 31
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 31
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
1er open FIDE lent du Passage (-1800)
perf 2387 (+646) · 7.5/7 · #1
Top opponent
vs Thierry Kozlowski 2,000
26e Open de Narbonne (-2400 elo) · May 2026 · +6.4 Elo
Evolution
+7
1732 → 1739
Tournaments
12
36 games
Score
21/ 3658.3%
17W8D11L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsPatrick Wallet1,620·Team 2026 - 60mn Novembre·R10·-12.2
2.[L]vsBenoit Dabadie1,729·1er open FIDE lent du Passage (-1800)·R4·-10.3
3.[L]vsAdam Marie1,778·Team 2026 - NAQ Octobre·R1·-7.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

12 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
26e Open de Narbonne (-2400 elo)
Open Swiss
May 20264/6#421918-1.6
1er open FIDE lent du Passage (-1800)
Open Swiss
Apr 20267.5/7#12387+16.2
Team 2026 - NAQ Avril
Team
Apr 20261/1#842418+7.2
Team 2026 - NAQ Mars
Team
Mar 20261/1#1322416+7.4
Team 2026 - NAQ Fevrier
Team
Feb 20261/1#1182302+4.8
Team 2026 - NAQ Janvier
Team
Jan 20261/1#122285+4.4
Team 2026 - NAQ Decembre
Team
Dec 20250.5/1#1341836+3.8
Team 2026 - NAQ Novembre
Team
Nov 20251/1#472406+7.4
Team 2026 - 60mn Novembre
Team
Nov 20251/1#24362420-12.2
Team 2026 - NAQ Octobre
Team
Oct 20250/1#142978-8.2

Rankings

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France
#6,554
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#68,622
in continent
World
#96,376
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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France
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3
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2,626
4
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2,615
4
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2,615
6
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2,613
7
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2,610
8
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9
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2,559
10
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2,557
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6554🇫🇷Buffard, Julien1,739
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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68622🇫🇷Buffard, Julien1,739
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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96376🇫🇷Buffard, Julien1,739