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Gould, Charles
🇩🇪FIDE 12920029· Male· Germany· Born in 1972
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Charles Gould, a 54-year-old German player, is rated 1950. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 21 months (2017–2019), 58 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included) and 24 months (2024–2026). Recent appearance: 75. Unterfraenkische Meisterschaft 2026 Meisterklasse 2. His peak of 2019 was reached at age 45 (May 2017).
Current rating
1950
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1943
All-time high
2019
−69 pts below
May 2017 · age 45
May 2017 · age 45
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#36,656
#36,656 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
100 career games
at age 54
May 2026
2024
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 1949 → returned at 1950
Apr 2024
2019
Inactive for 58 months
paused at 1957 → returned at 1949
May 2019
2017
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1999 → returned at 1957
Jul 2017
All-time peak 2019
at age 45 · −69 from today
May 2017
2016
Best 12-month gain (+57 Elo)
1949 → 2006
Jul 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+1
1949 → 1950
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5.5/ 961.1%
4W3D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/8 | #4 | 1998 | +0.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#4,171
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#27,076
in continent
World
#36,655
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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