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Payet, Julien
🇫🇷FIDE 80462456· Male· France· Born in 1984
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Julien Payet, a 42-year-old French player, is rated 1487 — just 2 short of his peak of 1489 (Dec 2024, age 40). He is progressing steadily with +31 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 3e tournoi interne de l'echiquier bisontin, Team 2026 - BFC Fevrier, and Team 2026 - BFC Janvier.
Current rating
1487
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1422
All-time high
1489
−2 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 40
Dec 2024 · age 40
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#190,707
#190,707 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 42
Apr 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+61 Elo)
1428 → 1489
Dec 2024
All-time peak 1489
at age 40 · −2 from today
Dec 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 40
Apr 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 40
Apr 2024
First FIDE rating
1428 · at age 40
Apr 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+31
1456 → 1487
Tournaments
7
19 games
Score
7.5/ 1939.5%
7W1D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/4 | #3 | 2487 | +42.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #47 | 824 | -11.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #46 | 1007 | -4.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #71 | 789 | -14.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #11 | 2355 | +25.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #2652 | 918 | -7.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/4 | #5 | 1743 | -0.4 |
Rankings
/
France
#15,268
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#119,244
in continent
World
#190,631
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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