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Merlet, Francois

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FIDEFIDE 654019· Male· France· Born in 1959

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Francois Merlet, a 67-year-old French player, is rated 1595. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 19-month break between Aug 2023 and Apr 2025. Recent appearance: 41 Open Internacional Andorra. His peak of 1636 was reached at age 54 (Aug 2013).

Current rating

1595

Standard

Rpd1645·Blz—

All-time high

1636

−41 pts below
Aug 2013 · age 54

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#148,892

#148,892 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

23 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+255 Elo)
1345 → 1600
Jun 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 65
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 65
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 65
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1334 → returned at 1600
Aug 2023
2020
Re-crossed 1400
at age 61
Jan 2020

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Louis Pignataro 1,810
41 Open Internacional Andorra · Jul 2025 · +5.5 Elo
Evolution
-5
1600 → 1595
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
2.5/ 927.8%
1W3D5L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsRemy Dubreuil1,719·41 Open Internacional Andorra·R3·+13.4
2.[D]vsLouis Pignataro1,810·41 Open Internacional Andorra·R6·+5.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
41 Open Internacional Andorra
Open Swiss
Jul 20252.5/9#1431606-5.4

Most-Played Opponents

vsPatrick Moulie
🇫🇷FRA·1687
+5 −1 =4
10 games·last met Apr 2017
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vsPatrick Perez
🇫🇷FRA·1711
+3 −4 =1
8 games·last met Feb 2018
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vsHossein Shakessi
🇫🇷FRA·1659
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met May 2025
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vsBernard Dubertrand
🇫🇷FRA·1650
+4 −3 =0
7 games·last met Aug 2017
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vsDaniel Labarrere
🇫🇷FRA·1803
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Jun 2019
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Rankings

/
France
#11,440
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#99,317
in continent
World
#148,879
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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France
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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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2,559
10
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2,557
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11440🇫🇷Merlet, Francois1,595
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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99317🇫🇷Merlet, Francois1,595
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
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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2,753
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148879🇫🇷Merlet, Francois1,595