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EH
El Haddad, Mesbah
🇫🇷FIDE 664090· Male· France· Born in 1947
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Mesbah El Haddad, a 79-year-old French player, is rated 1501. He has slipped back 35 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 4e Trophee Jean Marandjian - Grenoble, Tournoi du LOE 26 decembre 2025, and Tournois Fermes Chess In Lyon novembre 2025 Poule J. Also played 26 rapid (including Trophee rapide Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes du samedi 20 decembre 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Trophee blitz Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes du dimanche 21 decembre 2025) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 13 months (2011–2012), 18 months (2013–2015) and 27 months (2015–2017). His peak of 1756 was reached at age 59 (Jul 2006).
Current rating
1501
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1549
All-time high
1756
−255 pts below
Jul 2006 · age 59
Jul 2006 · age 59
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#185,362
#185,362 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 79
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+279 Elo)
1284 → 1563
Aug 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 77
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 77
Mar 2024
2019
Re-crossed 1400
at age 72
May 2019
2015
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 1580 → returned at 1589
Mar 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-25
1526 → 1501
Tournaments
5
16 games
Score
4.5/ 1628.1%
4W1D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsJean-Pierre Anthoine-Milhomme1,593·Tournois Fermes Chess In Lyon novembre 2025 Poule J·R2·-7.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/6 | #22 | 1628 | +18.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0/3 | #37 | 809 | -18.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsClaire Pernoud
🇫🇷FRA·1464
+3 −4 =2
9 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsEmmanuelle Halimi
🇫🇷FRA·1445
+4 −2 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMario Patella
🇫🇷FRA
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsPierre Schwartz
🇫🇷FRA·1455
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsVincent Bocquentin
🇫🇷FRA
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Feb 2025
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Rankings
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France
#14,777
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#116,970
in continent
World
#185,305
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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