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Goulain, Matheo
🇫🇷FIDE 653095936· Male· France· Born in 2007
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Matheo Goulain, a 19-year-old French player, is rated 1973 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +194 Elo over the past 12 months. 31 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - ARA Avril, Team 2026 - ARA Mars, and Team 2026 - ARA Janvier. Also played 3 rapid (including 26e Rapide Fide du Grand Roque d'Anglars) and 1 blitz events (including 100e Blitz FIDE Interchess -2000 (conseille aux debutants jeunes et enfants)) recently.
At junior level, he reached #84 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1973
Standard
Rpd1865·Blz1956
All-time high
1973
at best
May 2026 · age 19
May 2026 · age 19
Activity
31
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#32,082
#32,082 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2026
84th French U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1973
May 2026
All-time peak 1973
at age 19
May 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 18
Aug 2025
Best 12-month gain (+226 Elo)
1600 → 1826
Feb 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 18
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+194
1779 → 1973
Tournaments
7
31 games
Score
19/ 3161.3%
17W4D10L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsImrane Gachbar1,997·2eme festival international de Ceyreste et Cassis Echecs - Open A (p1800)·R3·+30.3
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsEnzo Lequang1,941·2eme festival international de Ceyreste et Cassis Echecs - Open A (p1800)·R4·-12.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #50 | 2447 | +2.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #131 | 2538 | +4.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #176 | 2009 | +1.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/7 | #6 | 2061 | +44.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/8 | #11 | 1910 | +45.2 |
Hot streak: 7 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
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France
#1,822
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#23,712
in continent
World
#32,082
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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