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Cepisul, Desire
🇫🇷FIDE 657093· Male· France· Born in 1962
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Desire Cepisul, a 64-year-old French player, is rated 1792. He has slipped back 31 Elo over the past 12 months. 30 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 42e Championnat de Martinique Toutes Categories, Open FIDE 1 de Petit Bourg 2026, and 7e Open Fide de l'Arsenal (-2400). Also played 4 rapid (including 2eme Open Rapide FIDE de La Tour de pierres) and 2 blitz events (including Championnat de Martinique Blitz 2025) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 13 months (2010–2011), 13 months (2012–2013), 57 months (2015–2019) and 49 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1840 was reached at age 62 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1792
Standard
Rpd1713·Blz1683
All-time high
1840
−48 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 62
Mar 2024 · age 62
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#78,904
#78,904 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+98 Elo)
1742 → 1840
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 62
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1840
at age 62 · −48 from today
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 49 months
paused at 1742 → returned at 1728
Nov 2019
100 career games
at age 57
Nov 2019
2015
Inactive for 57 months
paused at 1752 → returned at 1742
Jan 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+15
1777 → 1792
Tournaments
4
24 games
Score
17/ 2470.8%
16W2D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6/7 | #6 | 1992 | +13.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/3 | #9 | 2394 | -3.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/4 | #7 | 2412 | +4.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3.5/4 | #8 | 1913 | -14.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRaymond Gouait
🇫🇷FRA·1658
+6 −1 =0
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsDominique Chancerel
🇫🇷FRA·1769
+0 −7 =0
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsLionel Buisson
🇫🇷FRA·1946
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsGilles Suez-Panama
🇫🇷FRA·1964
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsKarl-loic Rapon
🇫🇷FRA·2066
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
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France
#5,147
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#57,016
in continent
World
#78,903
out of 400,000+
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