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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 1917 — his current career high and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide under 14. He is climbing fast, having gained +180 Elo over the past 12 months. 100 rated games in the past year (≈81/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 13 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
1917
Standard
Rpd1817·Blz—
All-time high
1917
at best
May 2026 · age 13
May 2026 · age 13
Activity
78
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
100 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#945 · players worldwide under 14 · of 19,614
Career timeline
9 entries2026
63rd French U14 player
at age 13 · rated 1917
May 2026
All-time peak 1917
at age 13
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
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+152
1765 → 1917
Tournaments
25
101 games
Score
62/ 10161.4%
50W29D22L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsJean Plancher1,676·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Cavalier·R9·-26.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
top 10 of 14| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Rankings
/
France
#2,599
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#32,472
in continent
World
#44,048
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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