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Cruzel, Thierry
🇫🇷FIDE 680141· Male· France· Born in 1965
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Thierry Cruzel, a 61-year-old French player, is rated 1709. He has slipped back 35 Elo over the past 12 months. 51 rated games in the past year (≈39/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 8eme Open du Petit Capitole B -2000 (-2400), 32e Open International d'Echecs de Tarbes, and Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r7-9. Also played 6 rapid events (including 1er tournoi Rapide des 400 coups - Montauban - Juillet 2025) recently. His peak of 2017 was reached at age 41 (Jul 2006).
Current rating
1709
Standard
Rpd1748·Blz1563
All-time high
2017
−308 pts below
Jul 2006 · age 41
Jul 2006 · age 41
Activity
36
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
50 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#106,659
#106,659 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+159 Elo)
1657 → 1816
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 59
Mar 2024
6-month rising streak
+161 Elo
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1740 → returned at 1721
Mar 2020
2018
Re-crossed 1800
at age 53
Apr 2018
Re-crossed 1800
at age 53
Feb 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-34
1743 → 1709
Tournaments
15
59 games
Score
28/ 5947.5%
25W6D28L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/5 | #32 | 1474 | -35.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/7 | #53 | 1758 | +1.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #669 | 1743 | +0.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #293 | 1792 | +5.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/4 | #6 | 2522 | +8.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #2175 | 1095 | -5.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #1212 | 1853 | +3.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/5 | #15 | 1723 | -0.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/7 | #90 | 1954 | +2.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #1609 | 1668 | -1.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAxel Prieur
🇫🇷FRA·1687
+5 −2 =1
8 games·last met Sep 2019
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vsMickael Barraud
🇫🇷FRA·1803
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsTanguy Graton
🇫🇷FRA·1931
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Aug 2017
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vsPatrick Moulie
🇫🇷FRA·1687
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met May 2013
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vsThibault FantinelIM
🇫🇷FRA·2392
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Jun 2011
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Rankings
/
France
#7,460
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#75,154
in continent
World
#106,656
out of 400,000+
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