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De Gondo, Simplice Armel
FM🇨🇮FIDE 14306310· Male· Cote d'Ivoire· Born in 1985
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Simplice Armel De Gondo, a 41-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2071 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +32 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent appearances: CHAMPIONNAT NATIONAL INDIVIDUEL 2025, Top 10 and CHAMPIONNAT NATIONAL INDIVIDUEL 2026, Preliminaires. Also played 5 rapid (including MAT AU MUCAT) and 1 blitz events (including TOURNOI HBD FREDERIC TCHOULI) recently. He took a 34-month break between Sep 2010 and Aug 2013. His peak of 2191 was reached at age 29 (Sep 2014); he also reached #1 nationally in Sep 2009 and spent 121 months as #1, with a longest streak of 6 consecutive years.
Competes for Cote d'Ivoire since Jun 2014. Awarded FM in 2014 (age 29). Earned a IM norm at 2016 Zone 4.4 Indv CC (Open).
Current rating
2071
Standard
Rpd2022·Blz2025
All-time high
2191
−120 pts below
Sep 2014 · age 29
Sep 2014 · age 29
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#18,282 · players worldwide · of 216,808
121 months in #1 nationally (2009–2023)
121 months in #1 nationally (2009–2023)
Career timeline
15 entries2026
1st 40-45 player nationally
at age 41 · rated 2071
May 2026
2023
121 months in National #1
longest streak 80 months · since Sep 2009
Sep 2023
2016
100 career games
at age 31
Sep 2016
2014
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 29
Dec 2014
FM title awardedFM
at age 29
Sep 2014
Best 12-month gain (+111 Elo)
2080 → 2191
Sep 2014
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+32
2039 → 2071
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
12/ 1580.0%
11W2D2L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsOuanyou Jean David Nathan Ouaga1,935·CHAMPIONNAT NATIONAL INDIVIDUEL 2026, Preliminaires·R5·+6.9
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 7/9 | #2 | 2111 | +22.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/5 | #6 | 2674 | +9.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsYoboue Hermann MananCM
🇨🇮CIV·2095
+13 −7 =12
32 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsMarc Arnold Amako
🇨🇮CIV·1879
+16 −3 =4
23 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsYves Toure
🇨🇮CIV·1854
+11 −4 =2
17 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsFranck Anderson NeanCM
🇨🇮CIV·1993
+5 −5 =5
15 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsNicolas CoganCM
🇨🇮CIV·2065
+3 −7 =4
14 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
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Cote d'Ivoire
#2
out of 60 players
Africa
#349
in continent
World
#18,282
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Cote d'Ivoire
| 1 | 🇨🇮Follow Yoboue Hermann MananTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,095 |
| 2 | 2,071 | |
| 3 | 🇨🇮Follow Nicolas CoganTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,065 |
| 4 | 🇨🇮Follow Yao Aubin Maximilien TanoeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,002 |
| 5 | 🇨🇮Follow Franck Anderson NeanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1,993 |
| 6 | 🇨🇮Follow Senao Emerick GohTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1,955 |
| 7 | 🇨🇮Follow Ouanyou Jean David Nathan OuagaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1,944 |
| 8 | 🇨🇮Follow Marc Arnold AmakoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1,879 |
| 9 | 🇨🇮Follow Lobognon Anderson Olivier MambeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1,868 |
| 10 | 🇨🇮Follow Mazan Emmanuela Esther AyemouTrack her monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1,859 |
Africa
| 1 | 🇪🇬Follow Bassem AminTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,627 |
| 2 | 🇪🇬Follow Ahmed AdlyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,580 |
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| 10 | 🇪🇬Follow Ibrahim Hasan LabibTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,412 |
| ... | ||
| 349 | 2,071 | |
World
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| ... | ||
| 18282 | 2,071 | |