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Song, Julien
IM🇫🇷FIDE 659487· Male· France· Born in 1993
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Julien Song, a 33-year-old French International Master, is rated 2315 and sitting in the top 1% of French players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2300 and 2350 for 2 years. 24 rated games in the past year (≈68/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 55eme Open Fide de Gonfreville l'Orcher Trophee Claude Leroyer (-2400), 2026 Tournoi d'echecs du Carnaval, and Gotham vs Song - Classical. Also played 3 rapid (including Les Internationaux de France Rapide 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Les Internationaux de France Blitz 2025) recently. His peak of 2422 was reached at age 20 (Jan 2013); he also reached French #52 in Jun 2013.
Awarded IM in 2013 (age 20) and FM in 2009 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #57 in U20, World #71 in U18, World #51 in U16 and #2 and #14 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
2315
Standard
Rpd2278·Blz2227
All-time high
2422
−107 pts below
Jan 2013 · age 20
Jan 2013 · age 20
Activity
49
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#144 · French players · of 17,591
Career timeline
23 entries2022
Re-crossed 2400
at age 29
Jun 2022
2019
1,000 career games
at age 26
May 2019
2014
Re-crossed 2400
at age 21
Nov 2014
2013
IM title awardedIM
at age 20 · 84th FIDE Congress 2013
Oct 2013
Peak French rank: #52
at age 20 · rated 2414
Jun 2013
57th U20 player worldwide
at age 20 · rated 2422
Jan 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+6
2309 → 2315
Tournaments
5
25 games
Score
19/ 2576.0%
15W8D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsHugo TirardIM2,397·55eme Open Fide de Gonfreville l'Orcher Trophee Claude Leroyer (-2400)·R5·-3.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/7 | #7 | 2243 | -2.5 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/4 | #12 | 2478 | -2.4 |
Match | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | drew | 2323 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/5 | #1 | 2381 | +3.9 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/6 | #1 | 2458 | +7.1 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLevy RozmanIM
🇺🇸USA·2318
+3 −8 =3
14 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsBastien DubessayFM
🇫🇷FRA·2353
+2 −2 =5
9 games·last met Feb 2012
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vsThomas DionisiIM
🇫🇷FRA·2400
+6 −0 =1
7 games·last met Apr 2013
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vsThibault LouisFM
🇫🇷FRA·2151
+3 −0 =3
6 games·last met Jun 2022
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vsLucas Di NicolantonioIM
🇫🇷FRA·2355
+3 −0 =3
6 games·last met Jun 2022
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Rankings
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France
#144
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#2,389
in continent
World
#3,618
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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