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Lovejoy-Black, Sebastien

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FIDEFIDE 653096428· Male· France· Born in 2004

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Sebastien Lovejoy-Black, a 22-year-old French player, is rated 1898 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +100 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 2 r7-9, 4e Festival International d'Echecs de Tours - Tournoi A ouvert a tous, and Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r3. Also played 1 rapid event (including 6e Trophee Armand Mazza - 2025 - Tournoi Principal) recently.

Current rating

1898

Standard

Rpd1780·Blz1522

All-time high

1898

at best
Apr 2026 · age 22

Activity

30

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#48,605

#48,605 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

7 entries
2026
All-time peak 1898
at age 22
Apr 2026
7-month rising streak
+55 Elo
Apr 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 21
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+241 Elo)
1517 → 1758
Nov 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 20
Apr 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 20
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
Circuit d'Echecs Gascon 2025 Tournoi C
perf 1994 (+151) · 5/6 · #1
Top opponent
vs Simon Darniere 2,112
4e Festival International d'Echecs de Tours - Tournoi A ouvert a tous · Dec 2025 · +5.9 Elo
Evolution
+100
1798 → 1898
Tournaments
9
28 games
Score
19.5/ 2869.6%
15W9D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsLevanah AlcantaraWCM1,923·Team 2026 - Nationale 2 r7-9·R1·+10.7
2.[W]vsMilan Bulme1,843·Championnat de France 2025 - Open C·R7·+10.0
3.[W]vsJerome Caray1,883·Team 2026 - Nationale 2 r6·R1·+9.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team 2026 - Nationale 2 r7-9
Team
Mar 20261/1#3702723+11.0
Team 2026 - Nationale 2 r6
Team
Feb 20261/1#202683+10.2
Team 2026 - Nationale 2 r5
Team
Jan 20260.5/1#3261842-0.4
4e Festival International d'Echecs de Tours - Tournoi A ouvert a tous
Open Swiss
Dec 20254/7#371984+22.4
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r3
Team
Dec 20250.5/1#13161873+0.6
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r2
Team
Nov 20251/1#10662525+6.6
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r1
Team
Oct 20251/1#7952390+3.8
Championnat de France 2025 - Open C
Open Swiss
Aug 20255.5/9#311873+18.8
Circuit d'Echecs Gascon 2025 Tournoi C
Round-Robin
Aug 20255/6#11994+26.2

Rankings

/
France
#2,885
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#35,805
in continent
World
#48,604
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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2,596
9
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10
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2,557
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2885🇫🇷Lovejoy-Black, Sebastien1,898
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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35805🇫🇷Lovejoy-Black, Sebastien1,898
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
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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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48604🇫🇷Lovejoy-Black, Sebastien1,898