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Fantinel, Thibault
IM🇫🇷FIDE 663395· Male· France· Born in 1992
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Thibault Fantinel, a 34-year-old French International Master, is rated 2398 and sitting in the top 1% of French players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 6 months. 69 rated games in the past year (≈50/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Lliga Catalana 2026 - Divisio D'Honor Play-Off Final Rondas 1-3, Lliga Catalana 2026 - Divisio d'Honor Grup II Rondas 4-6, and Cerrado GM 2 Barcelona Navidad 2025. Also played 3 rapid (including Les Internationaux de France Rapide 2025) and 5 blitz events (including Les Internationaux de France Blitz 2025) recently. His peak of 2429 was reached at age 24 (Aug 2016); he also reached French #57 in Dec 2024.
Awarded IM in 2017 (age 25) and FM in 2011 (age 19). At junior level, he reached #8, #14 and #38 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2398
Standard
Rpd2344·Blz2317
All-time high
2429
−31 pts below
Aug 2016 · age 24
Aug 2016 · age 24
Activity
56
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
69 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#70 · French players · of 17,422
Career timeline
23 entries2025
Re-crossed 2400
at age 33
Jul 2025
2024
Peak French rank: #57
at age 32 · rated 2419
Dec 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2400
at age 31
Feb 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2400
at age 30
Jul 2022
2020
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2375 → returned at 2380
Apr 2020
2017
Re-crossed 2400
at age 25
Jun 2017
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Best comeback
Lliga Catalana 2026 - Divisio D'Honor Play-Off Final Rondas 1-3finished #3 (seeded #25 of 90)
Evolution
+17
2381 → 2398
Tournaments
9
63 games
Score
47.5/ 6375.4%
39W17D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsAdam CollinsFM2,237·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Grand Prix·R5·-7.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/3 | #3 | — | +7.3 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #79 | — | -2.1 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 4.5/9 | #6 | 2387 | -1.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/9 | #20 | 2314 | -7.7 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6.5/7 | #1 | 2367 | +2.1 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #20 | 2397 | +0.2 |
Round-Robin | Jun 2025 | 6/9 | #2 | 2347 | -3.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6.5/7 | #1 | 2541 | +11.3 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 9/9 | #1 | 2725 | +10.3 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMathieu TernaultFM
🇫🇷FRA·2278
+5 −3 =6
14 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsWesley Lauron
🇫🇷FRA·2041
+7 −1 =3
11 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsMaxime LagardeGM
🇫🇷FRA·2618
+2 −7 =2
11 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsMatthieu CornetteGM
🇫🇷FRA·2556
+0 −10 =1
11 games·last met May 2025
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vsJulien FavarelFM
🇫🇷FRA·2308
+3 −3 =2
8 games·last met Nov 2022
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Rankings
/
France
#70
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#1,083
in continent
World
#1,716
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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