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Bailet, Pierre
GM🇫🇷FIDE 655830· Male· France· Born in 1988
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Pierre Bailet, a 38-year-old French Grandmaster, is rated 2405 and sitting in the top 1% of French players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has slipped back 64 Elo over the past 12 months. 64 rated games in the past year (≈66/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include FE 14 Citta' di Palmanova - A, 23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Grand Prix, and Open international de Liffre 2025 - A. Also played 1 rapid (including Open Rapide de Liffre 2025 - Tournoi A) and 1 blitz events (including Douro Blitz Cruise 2025 - gr. A) recently. His peak of 2536 was reached at age 29 (Aug 2017); he also reached French #18 in May 2021.
Awarded GM in 2022 (age 34), IM in 2012 (age 24), and FM in 2008 (age 20). At junior level, he reached #4 and #46 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2405
Standard
Rpd2444·Blz2484
All-time high
2536
−131 pts below
Aug 2017 · age 29
Aug 2017 · age 29
Activity
66
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
70 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#60 · French players · of 17,591
Career timeline
20 entries2022
GM title awardedGM
at age 34 · 2022 3rd FIDE Council
Nov 2022
Re-crossed 2500
at age 34
Feb 2022
2021
Peak French rank: #18
at age 33 · rated 2520
May 2021
2020
Re-crossed 2500
at age 32
Feb 2020
2019
1,000 career games
at age 31
Aug 2019
2017
All-time peak 2536
at age 29 · −128 from today
Aug 2017
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-46
2451 → 2405
Tournaments
6
53 games
Score
36/ 5367.9%
22W28D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsLuca ErnstFM2,260·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Grand Prix·R3·+3.0
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsGhislain Maugenest2,216·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Grand Prix·R5·-7.5
3.[L]vsM. Amin TabatabaeiGM2,681·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Grand Prix·R4·-1.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/8 | #20 | 2382 | -2.3 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/9 | #21 | 2375 | -5.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/9 | #11 | 2208 | -17.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #12 | 2372 | -7.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/9 | #2 | 2259 | -13.7 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/9 | #2 | 2468 | +3.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVictor StephanIM
🇫🇷FRA·2359
+3 −1 =6
10 games·last met Aug 2019
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vsBenjamin BujishoIM
🇫🇷FRA·2325
+3 −1 =5
9 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsJean-Francois JollyIM
🇫🇷FRA·2312
+3 −2 =4
9 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsDamien Le GoffFM
🇫🇷FRA·2236
+3 −1 =5
9 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsKamran ShiraziIM
🇫🇷FRA·2199
+4 −2 =3
9 games·last met Apr 2019
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Rankings
/
France
#60
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#998
in continent
World
#1,570
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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