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Fontaine, Jean-Michel

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FIDEFIDE 699993· Male· France· Born in 1952

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Jean-Michel Fontaine, a 74-year-old French player, is rated 1767 — just 28 short of his peak of 1795 (May 2024, age 72). He is progressing steadily with +25 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - HDF Avril, Team 2026 - HDF Mars, and Team 2026 - HDF Fevrier. Also played 1 rapid event (including 5eme rapide Philippe Petiticunot) recently.

Current rating

1767

Standard

Rpd1712·Blz—

All-time high

1795

−28 pts below
May 2024 · age 72

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#86,863

#86,863 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+141 Elo)
1642 → 1783
Nov 2024
All-time peak 1795
at age 72 · −28 from today
May 2024
2022
100 career games
at age 70
Mar 2022
2020
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1674 → returned at 1673
Mar 2020
2007
Crossed 1600
at age 55
Apr 2007
Crossed 1500
at age 55
Apr 2007

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs David Dessaux 1,986
Team 2026 - HDF Mai · May 2026 · +5.6 Elo
Evolution
+25
1742 → 1767
Tournaments
10
15 games
Score
10/ 1566.7%
8W4D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsChristophe Bege1,822·Team 2026 - HDF Mars·R5·+12.0
2.[W]vsDavid Matuszewski1,715·Team 2026 - HDF Octobre·R3·+8.5
3.[W]vsNefissa Tahar-Chaouch1,700·Team 2026 - HDF Octobre·R1·+8.1
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsJean-claude Coze1,675·Team 2026 - HDF Mars·R3·-12.2
2.[L]vsNoa Delhaye1,716·Team 2026 - HDF Decembre·R5·-10.9
3.[L]vsSebastien Delassus1,816·Team 2026 - HDF Novembre·R1·-8.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

10 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team 2026 - HDF Mai
Team
May 20260.5/1#221986+5.6
Team 2026 - HDF Avril
Team
Apr 20261/1#162479+8.0
Team 2026 - HDF Mars
Team
Mar 20261/2#1371749-0.2
Team 2026 - HDF Fevrier
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#1541591-4.4
Team 2026 - HDF Janvier
Team
Jan 20261.5/2#71912+8.6
Team 2026 - HDF Decembre
Team
Dec 20250/1#320916-11.2
Tournoi -1800 CDJE 62 Novembre 2025
Open Swiss
Nov 20251.5/2#51768+0.4
Team 2026 - HDF Novembre
Team
Nov 20250/1#2551016-8.6
Tournoi 1800 cdje 62 Octobre 2025
Open Swiss
Oct 20252/2#22287+7.4
Team 2026 - HDF Octobre
Team
Oct 20252/2#42508+18.0

Rankings

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France
#5,778
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#62,391
in continent
World
#86,861
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
France
1
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2,744
2
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2,721
3
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2,626
4
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2,615
4
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2,615
6
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2,613
7
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2,610
8
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2,596
9
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2,559
10
🇫🇷Bauer, ChristianFollow Christian BauerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,557
...
5778🇫🇷Fontaine, Jean-Michel1,767
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
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2,764
4
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
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2,713
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62391🇫🇷Fontaine, Jean-Michel1,767
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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86861🇫🇷Fontaine, Jean-Michel1,767