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PF
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
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
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Tournaments
11
35 games
Score
8/ 3522.9%
8W2D25L
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
top 10 of 11| 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 |
Rankings
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France
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out of 24,420 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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