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GV
Giraud, Valerian
🇩🇪FIDE 12920355· Male· Germany· Born in 1995
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Valerian Giraud, a 31-year-old German player, is rated 2067 — just 13 short of his peak of 2080 (Dec 2022, age 27) and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 6 years. 15 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent appearances: Landesliga Hamburg 2025-2026 April 2026 and grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open. He had 3 career breaks: 19 months (2016–2017), 17 months (2022–2024) and 16 months (2024–2025).
At junior level, he reached #80 and #74 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2067
Standard
Rpd2062·Blz—
All-time high
2080
−13 pts below
Dec 2022 · age 27
Dec 2022 · age 27
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 9%
#18,759 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
14 entries2024
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2064 → returned at 2063
Jun 2024
2022
All-time peak 2080
at age 27 · −13 from today
Dec 2022
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2080 → returned at 2064
Dec 2022
2020
Best 12-month gain (+113 Elo)
1951 → 2064
Mar 2020
Re-crossed 2000
at age 25
Jan 2020
2018
100 career games
at age 23
Jun 2018
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+3
2064 → 2067
Tournaments
6
15 games
Score
5.5/ 1536.7%
3W5D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/2 | #74 | 1940 | -6.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/9 | #683 | 2105 | +6.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #68 | 1603 | -2.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #24 | 3067 | +15.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #67 | 1286 | -9.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#2,166
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#13,730
in continent
World
#18,759
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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