FranceFRA
ID: 615056

Michel Bonnafous

FIDE ratings

1,871Classical
1,948Rapid
1,931Blitz

Performance

50 games
44% Win
12% Draw
44% Loss

Michel Bonnafous's playing style

Overall score:50%22W 6D 22L over 50 games
Best with e4 vs 1.e4/1.d4 as Black:40%in 20 games
Struggles in the Modern Defense as Black:33%in 18 games
Strongest in classical:51%in 49 games
Steady recent form:55%10W 2D 8L in last 20 games

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations has the largest White sample, with 6 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations
33%
67%
6g
Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid, Spielmann Attack
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Closed, Anti-Sveshnikov Variation, with d6
100%
2g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Dutch Defense: Semi-Leningrad Variation has the largest Black sample, with 2 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Dutch Defense: Semi-Leningrad Variation
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Polugaevsky Variation
100%
2g

Repertoire

24 games as white in scope
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
a1
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
Move arrowsfrequency, not engine evaluation

Starting position

24 games in this line · White to move

Results for Bonnafous, Michel as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
50%
8%
42%
Move
12 · 50%
50%
50%
12 · 50%
50%
17%
33%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
May 29, 2025
OTB - LichessBroadcast
IMDudognon, Thibault(2369)
L—
May 29, 2025
OTB - TWIC
IMDudognon, Thibault(2369)
L—
Dec 30, 2019
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
GMBacrot, Etienne(2669)
L—
Dec 30, 2019
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
GMBacrot, Etienne(2669)
L—
Dec 29, 2019
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
GMRiff, Jean-Noel(2499)
L—
Dec 29, 2019
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
GMRiff, Jean-Noel(2499)
L—
Aug 30, 2013
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Clement, Olivier(2064)
W—
Aug 30, 2013
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Clement, Olivier(2064)
W—
Aug 29, 2013
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Tenninger, Marc(1855)
W—
Aug 29, 2013
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Tenninger, Marc(1855)
W—

Research Michel Bonnafous’s games and opening repertoire

Michel Bonnafous is rated 1871 in standard, 1948 in rapid, 1931 in blitz by FIDE. Michel Bonnafous plays for France.

Michel Bonnafous has FIDE ID 615056.

Check the official FIDE record for ratings and identity. It is not a complete archive of game moves.

Use the openings as White and Black to identify recurring choices in the available games. Follow a branch into the repertoire explorer and inspect example games in the game history. Dates, time controls and sources affect which patterns are relevant to your next match.

Players from France with a similar rating

See the top players in France