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Cotton, Gil

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FIDEFIDE 1365797· Male· Switzerland· Born in 2006

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Gil Cotton, a 20-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1978 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +113 Elo over the past 12 months. 64 rated games in the past year (≈60/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3, SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2, and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Promotion. Also played 1 rapid event (including Seebach Weekend Open Rapid A) recently.

At junior level, he reached #13 and #21 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

1978

Standard

Rpd1884·Blz—

All-time high

1978

at best
Jun 2026 · age 20

Activity

57

games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo

60 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#31,128

#31,128 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

7 entries
2026
Best 12-month gain (+113 Elo)
1865 → 1978
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1978
at age 20
Jun 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jun 2025
13th Swiss U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1974
Mar 2025
2024
21st Swiss U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1918
Dec 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 18
Dec 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Best result
49.Zuercher Weihnachtsopen Allgemein
perf 2588 (+677) · 5.5/5 · #26
Top opponent
vs Jonas Christian Hecht 2,198
Bundesturnier HT-1 2026 · May 2026 · +5.6 Elo
Best comeback
Reti Amateur Open 2026
finished #3 (seeded #17 of 76)
Evolution
+105
1873 → 1978
Tournaments
17
57 games
Score
35.5/ 5762.3%
29W17D11L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsArtem Gontsul2,115·Reti Amateur Open 2026·R1·+15.0
2.[W]vsPetr MarusenkoIM2,057·2026 Isle of Wight Masters·R2·+14.5
3.[W]vsGleb Krivovyaz2,066·Reti Amateur Open 2026·R5·+13.8
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsRobin Hirzel1,818·SJMM 2025-2026 Day 5·R3·-14.3
2.[L]vsDenis Lupei1,797·Seebach Weekend Open Classic A·R6·-11.9
3.[L]vsAshwin Anjulan1,840·2026 Isle of Wight Masters·R5·-11.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

17 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Bundesturnier HT-1 2026
Open Swiss
May 20263.5/7#472124+30.4
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3
Team
May 20261/1#1212546+4.6
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2
Team
Apr 20261/1#5222674+8.6
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Promotion
Team
Apr 20261/1#502693+9.0
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20266/8#1811992+13.2
SJMM 2025-2026 Day 3
Team
Mar 20261/1#652495+5.0
Reti Amateur Open 2026
Open Swiss
Mar 20264/5#32117+29.2
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1
Team
Mar 20261/1#952440+3.8
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#4061828-1.8
2026 Isle of Wight Masters
Open Swiss
Feb 20263/9#871842-20.4
Worst Elo result: 2026 Isle of Wight Masters (-20.4 Elo, finished #87).

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#488
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#23,008
in continent
World
#31,127
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Switzerland
1
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2
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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
...
488🇨🇭Cotton, Gil1,978
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
...
23008🇨🇭Cotton, Gil1,978
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
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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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31127🇨🇭Cotton, Gil1,978