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Emsalem, Marc
🇫🇷FIDE 656127· Male· France· Born in 1958
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Marc Emsalem, a 68-year-old French player, is rated 1473. He has slipped back 54 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 253e Open FIDE Interchess de 3 Rondes -1800, Team 2026 - IDF Avril, and 239e Open FIDE Interchess de 3 Rondes -1800. Also played 3 rapid events (including Tournoi de Vincennes du 11-04-2026) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 22 months (2017–2019) and 35 months (2022–2025). His peak of 1676 was reached at age 48 (Jan 2006).
Current rating
1473
Standard
Rpd1480·Blz—
All-time high
1676
−203 pts below
Jan 2006 · age 48
Jan 2006 · age 48
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#195,872
#195,872 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 68
Feb 2026
2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 66
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 66
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1212 → returned at 1510
Sep 2022
2017
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1290 → returned at 1263
Sep 2017
500 career games
at age 59
Sep 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-54
1527 → 1473
Tournaments
6
27 games
Score
7.5/ 2727.8%
8W1D18L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 1.5/1 | #44 | 2208 | -2.2 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 0/2 | #11 | 797 | -14.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #915 | 771 | -8.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/3 | #6 | 1492 | -1.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/1 | #31 | 2255 | -11.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/3 | #180 | 2208 | -17.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAnate Abbey
🇫🇷FRA·1530
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsDimitri Vlahovic
🇫🇷FRA·1666
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Mar 2015
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vsRoger Pernet
🇫🇷FRA·1800
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Jan 2013
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vsVardan Tchimichkian
🇫🇷FRA·1693
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2014
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Rankings
/
France
#15,700
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#121,313
in continent
World
#195,775
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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