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Gibson, Franklyn

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FIDEFIDE 10400028· Male· Bahamas· Born in 1967

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Franklyn Gibson, a 59-year-old player, is rated 1900. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 28 months (2008–2010), 31 months (2010–2013), 33 months (2013–2016), 50 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included) and 26 months (2023–2025). Recent appearances: Fall Chess Classic 2025 and Last Days of Summer Chess Classic 2025. His peak of 1987 was reached at age 49 (Mar 2016); he also reached #1 nationally in Oct 2006 and spent 85 months as #1, with a longest streak of 3 consecutive years.

Previously known as Frank Gibson (until Jan 2007).

Current rating

1900

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1987

−87 pts below
Mar 2016 · age 49

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#48,130

#48,130 · players worldwide · of 218,279
85 months in #1 nationally (2006–2024)

Career timeline

17 entries
2024
85 months in National #1
longest streak 45 months · since Oct 2006
May 2024
1st 55-60 player nationally
at age 57 · rated 1921
May 2024
2023
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 1868 → returned at 1909
Jul 2023
2020
1st 50-55 player nationally
at age 53 · rated 1895
Mar 2020
2019
Inactive for 50 months
paused at 1895 → returned at 1868
Apr 2019
2016
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 49
Oct 2016

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Byron SmallCM 1,809
Fall Chess Classic 2025 · Oct 2025 · +7.5 Elo
Evolution
-21
1921 → 1900
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
7/ 1070.0%
6W2D2L
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsBarrington Hawkins1,700·Fall Chess Classic 2025·R2·-15.2
2.[L]vsAvian Pride1,798·Last Days of Summer Chess Classic 2025·R3·-13.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Fall Chess Classic 2025
Swiss
Oct 20253.5/4#32041-9.6
Last Days of Summer Chess Classic 2025
Swiss
Sep 20253.5/4#42042-11.4

Most-Played Opponents

vsByron SmallCM
🇧🇸BAH·1837
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsValentine Cox
🇧🇸BAH·1822
+4 −0 =2
6 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsChapell WhymsCM
🇧🇸BAH·1686
+4 −2 =0
6 games·last met Mar 2019
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vsPolina KarelinaWFM
🇧🇸BAH·1930
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Feb 2019
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vsCecil MoncurFM
🇧🇸BAH·1875
+2 −0 =3
5 games·last met Mar 2019
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Rankings

/
Bahamas
#3
out of 29 players
Americas
#5,301
in continent
World
#48,129
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Bahamas
1
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1,930
2
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1,903
31,900
4
🇧🇸Knowles, KendrickFollow Kendrick KnowlesTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
1,881
5
🇧🇸Moncur, CecilFollow Cecil MoncurTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
1,875
6
🇧🇸Small, ByronFollow Byron SmallTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
1,837
7
🇧🇸Hanna Jr, PhilipFollow Philip Hanna JrTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
1,831
8
🇧🇸Cox, ValentineFollow Valentine CoxTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
1,822
9
🇧🇸Pride, AvianFollow Avian PrideTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
1,805
10
🇧🇸Ferguson, JosephFollow Joseph FergusonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
1,801
Americas
1
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2,792
1
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
4
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2,742
5
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2,732
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
7
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
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2,653
...
5301🇧🇸Gibson, Franklyn1,900
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
48129🇧🇸Gibson, Franklyn1,900