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Chanel, Virgile

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FIDEFIDE 658855· Male· France· Born in 1992

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Virgile Chanel, a 34-year-old French player, is rated 2100 — his current career high and sitting in the top 5% of French players, and in the top 7% worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 15 months (2011–2012), 12 months (2013–2014) and 63 months (2014–2019). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r8-9, Team 2026 - IDF Fevrier, and Team 2026 - IDF Janvier. Also played 1 rapid (including Barreau de paris vs kamogawa chess club Septembre 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Les Internationaux de France Blitz 2025) recently.

At junior level, he reached #87, #88, #60 and #72 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.

Current rating

2100

Standard

Rpd2048·Blz2035

All-time high

2100

at best
Apr 2026 · age 34

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 5%

#798 · French players · of 17,422

Career timeline

16 entries
2026
Crossed 2100
at age 34
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2100
at age 34
Apr 2026
Best 12-month gain (+58 Elo)
2041 → 2099
Feb 2026
2021
Crossed 2000
at age 29
Nov 2021
2014
Inactive for 63 months
paused at 1991 → returned at 1998
Jul 2014
2013
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1992 → returned at 1991
Jun 2013

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Alberto Vela FragoFM 2,301
Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r3 · Nov 2025 · +5.4 Elo
Evolution
+37
2063 → 2100
Tournaments
6
9 games
Score
6.5/ 972.2%
5W3D1L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsLaurent BruneauFM2,140·Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r3·R2·+11.4
2.[W]vsThibaud L'Huillier2,100·Team 2026 - IDF Octobre·R2·+10.7
3.[W]vsHenri Selebran2,087·Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r4-5·R2·+9.8
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsGregoire Brouard2,184·Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r4-5·R1·-7.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r8-9
Team
Mar 20261.5/2#402246+7.8
Team 2026 - IDF Fevrier
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#5941825-6.6
Team 2026 - IDF Janvier
Team
Jan 20261/1#3762689+4.8
Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r4-5
Team
Dec 20251/2#1452136+2.2
Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r3
Team
Nov 20251.5/2#412412+17.6

Rankings

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France
#798
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#11,203
in continent
World
#15,410
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
France
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3
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2,626
4
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2,618
5
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2,613
6
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2,610
6
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2,610
8
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2,596
9
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10
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2,556
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798🇫🇷Chanel, Virgile2,100
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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15410🇫🇷Chanel, Virgile2,100