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Thomas, Gary

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FIDEFIDE 1801465· Male· Wales· Born in 1960

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Gary Thomas, a 66-year-old player, is rated 1828. He has slipped back 40 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Budapest Team Ch. Lilienthal Andor Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10-11, HUN Team Ch. Erkel Ferenc Memorial Group 2025-26 R 6-7, and Brugse Meesters 2025 Seniors. He had 2 career breaks: 25 months (2018–2020) and 26 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1890 was reached at age 65 (Apr 2025); he also reached #48 nationally in Mar 2022.

Current rating

1828

Standard

Rpd·Blz

All-time high

1890

62 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 65

Activity

24

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#67,784

#67,784 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

17 entries
2026
10th 65-70 player nationally
at age 66 · rated 1828
Jun 2026
2025
All-time peak 1890
at age 65 · −62 from today
Apr 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+131 Elo)
1741 → 1872
Aug 2024
100 career games
at age 64
Aug 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 64
Mar 2024
2022
Peak national rank: #48
at age 62 · rated 1829
Mar 2022

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Open S65
perf 1958 (+137) · 4.5/7 · #160
Evolution
-40
18681828
Tournaments
12
28 games
Score
13/ 2846.4%
12W2D14L

Last 12 months — tournaments

12 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team
Apr 20264.5/7#1601958+6.6
Team
Mar 20261/2#281601-9.8
Team
Feb 20261/1#382573+8.4
Team
Feb 20260/1#1291131-7.2
Team
Jan 20260.5/2#1101788-2.8
Team
Dec 20250/1#1081112-8.0
Team
Nov 20251/1#242541+7.6
Team
Nov 20251/2#691935+5.8
Team
Oct 20250/1#106985-11.2
Team
Oct 20251/1#162591+9.0
Worst Elo result: Brugse Meesters 2025 Seniors (-29.6 Elo, finished #36).

Rankings

/
Wales
#77
out of 275 players
Europe
#49,386
in continent
World
#67,783
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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6
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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9
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67783🇬🇧Thomas, Gary1,828