Valyaev, Paul
🇫🇷FIDE 80432760· Male· France· Born in 2013
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
All-time high
1917
May 2026 · age 13
Activity
77
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#49,597
Career timeline
9 entriesStandard rating history
Activity & highlights
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 |
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