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Vanhoucke, Armand
🇫🇷FIDE 80446809· Male· France· Born in 2008
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Armand Vanhoucke, a 18-year-old French player, is rated 1833 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +267 Elo over the past 12 months. 60 rated games in the past year (≈39/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r7-9, Team 2026 - HDF Mars, and 42e Open International d'echecs de Cappelle la Grande. Also played 12 rapid (including 9e Rapide International de Cappelle la Grande) and 1 blitz events (including 4eme Blitz FIDE de Boulogne sur Mer) recently.
Current rating
1833
Standard
Rpd1728·Blz1573
All-time high
1833
at best
Jun 2026 · age 18
Jun 2026 · age 18
Activity
38
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
53 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#66,305
#66,305 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+267 Elo)
1566 → 1833
Jun 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 18
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1833
at age 18
Jun 2026
9-month rising streak
+148 Elo
Apr 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 17
Jul 2025
2024
First FIDE rating
1569 · at age 16
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+199
1634 → 1833
Tournaments
16
56 games
Score
29/ 5651.8%
24W10D22L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jun 2026 | 1/1 | #18 | 2416 | +8.8 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/7 | #26 | 1834 | +18.4 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/7 | #35 | 1905 | +34.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2.5/2 | #399 | 2519 | +15.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #221 | 933 | -21.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/9 | #273 | 1784 | +29.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #2 | 2346 | +22.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #202 | 2491 | +18.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #845 | 1026 | -13.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #70 | 2355 | +12.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsQuentin Lenne
🇫🇷FRA·1679
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsJean Lucas
🇫🇷FRA·1769
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsGaetan Bringuez
🇫🇷FRA·1762
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsSebastien Delassus
🇫🇷FRA·1840
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsBasile Cordenier
🇫🇷FRA·1842
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met May 2025
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Rankings
/
France
#4,158
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#48,355
in continent
World
#66,304
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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