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Penalver, Francois
🇫🇷FIDE 653730· Male· France· Born in 1959
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Francois Penalver, a 67-year-old French player. He has slipped back 46 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7, Tournoi interne ECV 2025-2026 r6-7, and Championnat de Vaucluse Veterans et Seniors 2025-26 r6-7. Also played 2 rapid events (including 1re tournoi rapide de l'echiquier Jean Althen) recently. His peak of 1904 was reached at age 47 (Oct 2006).
Current rating
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unranked
Rpd1509·Blz—
All-time high
1904
−1904 pts below
Oct 2006 · age 47
Oct 2006 · age 47
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
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Career timeline
6 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+200 Elo)
1360 → 1560
Sep 2024
2013
100 career games
at age 54
Dec 2013
2006
Crossed 1800
at age 47
Oct 2006
All-time peak 1904
at age 47 · −457 from today
Oct 2006
First FIDE rating
1904 · at age 47
Oct 2006
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
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Tournaments
10
30 games
Score
7/ 3023.3%
7W2D21L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMarie France Passchier1,506·Championnat de Vaucluse Veterans et Seniors 2025-26 r4-5·R5·+11.7
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #3585 | 682 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #17 | 669 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #26 | 844 | -5.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/5 | #61 | 1489 | -36.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #1905 | 760 | -6.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #11 | 1267 | -7.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 2279 | +22.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #19 | 1525 | -16.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0.5/3 | #26 | 1327 | -8.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #3356 | 924 | -3.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBernard Pierrard
🇫🇷FRA·1859
+1 −8 =1
10 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsGilles Lucas
🇫🇷FRA·1828
+4 −2 =0
6 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsJean-Pierre Dubus
🇫🇷FRA·1438
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsNicolas Lasimone
🇫🇷FRA·1590
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsAlbert Passchier
🇫🇷FRA·1845
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Nov 2024
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Rankings
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France
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out of 24,627 players
Europe
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in continent
World
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out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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