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Besnard, Christophe

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FIDEFIDE 668885· Male· France· Born in 1967

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Christophe Besnard, a 59-year-old French player, is rated 1690. He has fluctuated between 1687 and 1737 over the past 2 years. 10 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent appearances: Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7 and Team 2026 - 60mn Novembre. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2eme blitz Fide de monteux) recently. He took a 21-month break between May 2022 and Mar 2024. His peak of 1737 was reached at age 58 (Jan 2025).

Current rating

1690

Standard

Rpd1718·Blz1685

All-time high

1737

−47 pts below
Jan 2025 · age 58

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#113,336

#113,336 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2025
Best 12-month gain (+218 Elo)
1519 → 1737
Jan 2025
All-time peak 1737
at age 58 · −47 from today
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 57
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1519 → returned at 1711
May 2022
2017
100 career games
at age 50
May 2017
2015
Re-crossed 1600
at age 48
May 2015

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Brice Paolieri 1,764
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r3 · Dec 2025 · +11.8 Elo
Evolution
-13
1703 → 1690
Tournaments
7
10 games
Score
4.5/ 1045.0%
4W1D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsBrice Paolieri1,764·Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r3·R1·+11.8
2.[W]vsVirgile Meyer1,753·Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r1·R1·+11.1
3.[W]vsMathieu Anton1,558·Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7·R2·+6.4
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAntoine Ubeda1,660·Team 2026 - 60mn Novembre·R10·-10.8
2.[L]vsJean-Frederie Flouret1,677·Team 2026 - 60mn Novembre·R11·-10.3
3.[L]vsJean-Claude Pont1,742·Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r5·R1·-8.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7
Team
Mar 20261/2#12821700+0.4
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r5
Team
Feb 20260/1#1668942-8.8
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r4
Team
Jan 20260.5/1#13451710+0.4
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r3
Team
Dec 20251/1#4312564+12.2
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r2
Team
Nov 20250/1#24271001-7.6
Worst Elo result: Team 2026 - 60mn Novembre (-18.8 Elo, finished #1494).

Rankings

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France
#8,012
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#79,192
in continent
World
#113,333
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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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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9
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2,557
10
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2,556
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8012🇫🇷Besnard, Christophe1,690
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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79192🇫🇷Besnard, Christophe1,690
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
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
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2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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113333🇫🇷Besnard, Christophe1,690