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De Vathaire, Michel
🇫🇷FIDE 687197· Male· France· Born in 1948
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Michel De Vathaire, a 78-year-old French player, is rated 1687. He has held steady between 1650 and 1700 for 7 months. 18 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7, Team 2026 - 60mn Mars, and Team 2026 - Coupe de France 2eme tour. Also played 1 rapid (including 19e Open rapide d'echecs de l'Echiquier Romanais Peageois (tournoi principal)) and 1 blitz events (including 4eme Blitz FIDE de Vals-les-Bains) recently. He took a 13-month break between May 2016 and Jul 2017. His peak of 1891 was reached at age 65 (Apr 2013).
Current rating
1687
Standard
Rpd1702·Blz1703
All-time high
1891
−204 pts below
Apr 2013 · age 65
Apr 2013 · age 65
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#114,673
#114,673 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2024
65th French 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1740
Aug 2024
Best 12-month gain (+161 Elo)
1579 → 1740
May 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 76
Mar 2024
2022
Re-crossed 1600
at age 74
Nov 2022
2020
76th French 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 1687
Oct 2020
2017
100 career games
at age 69
Aug 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-27
1714 → 1687
Tournaments
9
14 games
Score
5.5/ 1439.3%
5W1D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #2752 | 955 | -16.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2.5/3 | #176 | 1864 | +11.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #23 | 2528 | +11.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #544 | 2383 | +7.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #2611 | 1125 | -3.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #385 | 1281 | -1.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #1728 | 1055 | -6.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #2219 | 1713 | -19.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #2003 | 947 | -9.0 |
Rankings
/
France
#8,170
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#80,061
in continent
World
#114,669
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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