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Darbellay, Gerald

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FIDEFIDE 1307932· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1957

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Gerald Darbellay, a 69-year-old Swiss player, is rated 2085 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 74 months (2001–2008) and 25 months (2015–2017). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - PDL Avril, Team 2026 - PDL Mars, and Team 2026 - PDL Fevrier. His peak of 2121 was reached at age 52 (Jan 2009).

Current rating

2085

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2121

−36 pts below
Jan 2009 · age 52

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 8%

#16,854 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

17 entries
2023
10th Swiss 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2096
Dec 2023
8-month rising streak
+20 Elo
May 2023
2022
100 career games
at age 65
Dec 2022
2020
23rd Swiss 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 2075
Oct 2020
2019
Best 12-month gain (+43 Elo)
2015 → 2058
Jan 2019
2015
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 2038 → returned at 2025
Oct 2015

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Thierry Rojek 1,903
Team 2026 - PDL Janvier · Jan 2026 · +5.3 Elo
Evolution
+20
2065 → 2085
Tournaments
6
6 games
Score
6/ 6100.0%
6W0D0L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsThierry Rojek1,903·Team 2026 - PDL Janvier·R5·+5.3
2.[W]vsRaphael Simon1,824·Team 2026 - PDL Decembre·R3·+3.9
3.[W]vsGerard Barbot1,805·Team 2026 - PDL Mars·R7·+3.4
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team 2026 - PDL Avril
Team
Apr 20261/1#542248+1.6
Team 2026 - PDL Mars
Team
Mar 20261/1#562605+3.4
Team 2026 - PDL Fevrier
Team
Feb 20261/1#492479+1.6
Team 2026 - PDL Janvier
Team
Jan 20261/1#962703+5.6
Team 2026 - PDL Decembre
Team
Dec 20251/1#1082624+4.0
Team 2026 - PDL Novembre
Team
Nov 20251/1#512583+3.2
Hot streak: 6 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

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Switzerland
#227
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#12,274
in continent
World
#16,854
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Switzerland
1
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2
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2,547
3
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2,541
4
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2,523
5
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2,520
6
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2,514
7
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2,496
8
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2,483
9
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2,465
10
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2,462
...
227🇨🇭Darbellay, Gerald2,085
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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12274🇨🇭Darbellay, Gerald2,085
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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16854🇨🇭Darbellay, Gerald2,085