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Houck, Veronique
🇫🇷FIDE 672424· Female· France· Born in 1957
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Veronique Houck, a 69-year-old French player, is rated 1583. She has fluctuated between 1583 and 1614 over the past 2 years. 10 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - HDF Mars, 42e Open International d'echecs de Cappelle la Grande, and Team 2026 - HDF Janvier. Also played 4 rapid (including 3eme circuit tournoi rapide du club ogs le coin de l'echiquier 1er rendez-vous) and 2 blitz events (including Open de Blitz de L'Olympique Grande Synthe juin 2025) recently. Her peak of 1781 was reached at age 50 (Jul 2007).
Current rating
1583
Standard
Rpd1558·Blz1594
All-time high
1781
−198 pts below
Jul 2007 · age 50
Jul 2007 · age 50
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#153,484
#153,484 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 68
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 68
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+233 Elo)
1396 → 1629
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 67
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 67
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 67
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-11
1594 → 1583
Tournaments
4
12 games
Score
6.5/ 1254.2%
5W3D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #103 | 2316 | +7.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/7 | #465 | 1592 | -33.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #108 | 2363 | +9.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #27 | 2251 | +6.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJean Lucas
🇫🇷FRA·1769
+2 −5 =0
7 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsAlexandre Coloos
🇫🇷FRA·1649
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsGeert Danneel
🇧🇪BEL·1993
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsAndre Baillie
🇫🇷FRA·1490
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJose Houck
🇫🇷FRA·1458
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
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France
#11,870
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#101,704
in continent
World
#153,469
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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