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Candela, Leo-Thierry

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FIDEFIDE 665320· Male· France· Born in 1962

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Leo-Thierry Candela, a 64-year-old French player, is rated 1692 — just 27 short of his peak of 1719 (Apr 2026, age 64). He is on a steady climb with +63 Elo over the past 12 months. 90 rated games in the past year (≈54/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2eme Tournoi Open de Paques 2026 de Hyeres (-2400), 1er Tournoi Open de Paques 2026 de Hyeres (-2400), and Team 2026 - PAC Avril. Also played 7 rapid (including 24e Open rapide d'echecs de La Farlede Toulon Echecs Tournoi A) and 5 blitz events (including Tournoi Blitz Pizza de Hyeres du 29 aout) recently. He took a 52-month break between Jul 2009 and Dec 2013.

Current rating

1692

Standard

Rpd1639·Blz1532

All-time high

1719

−27 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 64

Activity

103

games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo

90 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#112,602

#112,602 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

19 entries
2026
All-time peak 1719
at age 64 · −27 from today
Apr 2026
2025
1,000 career games
at age 63
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+353 Elo)
1351 → 1704
Aug 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 62
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 62
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 62
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
1er Open B de Fevrier 2026 de Hyeres (-1800)
perf 2341 (+630) · 7.5/5 · #1
Top opponent
vs Labir Djoudi 2,040
Tournoi Open de Rentree 2025 de Hyeres (-2400) · Aug 2025 · +18.0 Elo
Evolution
+63
1629 → 1692
Tournaments
22
111 games
Score
62/ 11155.9%
59W10D42L

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 16
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2eme Tournoi Open de Paques 2026 de Hyeres (-2400)
Open Swiss
Apr 20262/6#291510-33.8
1er Tournoi Open de Paques 2026 de Hyeres (-2400)
Open Swiss
Apr 20263.5/5#261856-0.6
Team 2026 - PAC Avril
Team
Apr 20261/1#462435+7.6
championnat du Var des veterans et seniors plus 2026
Open Swiss
Mar 20264/6#31666-5.2
Team 2026 - PAC Mars
Team
Mar 20261/1#572327+5.4
Worst Elo result: Master D 2025 du Var (-44.2 Elo, finished #8).

Rankings

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France
#7,956
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#78,756
in continent
World
#112,599
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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France
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4
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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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9
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10
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7956🇫🇷Candela, Leo-Thierry1,692
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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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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