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Valyaev, Paul
🇫🇷FIDE 80432760· Male· France· Born in 2013
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Paul Valyaev, a 13-year-old French player, is rated 1894 — just 23 short of his peak of 1917 (May 2026, age 13). He is climbing fast, having gained +129 Elo over the past 12 months. 105 rated games in the past year (≈80/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 1 Jeunes r7, Championnat de France des Jeunes 2026 - U14, and Tournoi Interne METL 2025-26 (-2400) r7. Also played 11 rapid events (including Tournoi rapide Michel De Baralle - A (elo 1500 et plus) - Albi 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #63, #23 and #88 nationally in U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1894
Standard
Rpd1783·Blz—
All-time high
1917
−23 pts below
May 2026 · age 13
May 2026 · age 13
Activity
77
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
89 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#49,597
#49,597 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
63rd French U14 player
at age 13 · rated 1917
May 2026
All-time peak 1917
at age 13 · −23 from today
May 2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 13
Apr 2026
2025
23rd French U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1859
Sep 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 12
Aug 2025
100 career games
at age 12
Jun 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+135
1759 → 1894
Tournaments
23
93 games
Score
56/ 9360.2%
43W31D19L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsJean Plancher1,676·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Cavalier·R9·-26.6
3.[L]vsAlexandre Creuilly1,681·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Cavalier·R1·-26.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 1.5/5 | #14 | 1834 | -22.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #31 | 1826 | -3.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/9 | #66 | 1973 | +51.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #16 | 2009 | +8.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/1 | #1575 | 2536 | +19.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2498 | +18.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/9 | #9 | 1850 | +43.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #507 | 2477 | +32.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #30 | 957 | -20.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 3/1 | #132 | 2294 | +7.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsArman Sardaryan
🇺🇦UKR·1744
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsEvan Soler Malbos
🇫🇷FRA·1541
+2 −0 =3
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsHugo Lou Falcucci
🇫🇷FRA·1767
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsHector Gueguen
🇫🇷FRA·1734
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met May 2025
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Rankings
/
France
#2,958
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#36,517
in continent
World
#49,596
out of 400,000+
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