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GJ
Gimard, Jacques
🇫🇷FIDE 20633785· Male· France· Born in 1959
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Jacques Gimard, a 67-year-old French player, is rated 1681. He has slipped back 41 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent appearances: Championnat de France 2025 - Veterans and 3eme Festival de tournoi ferme de la TNH (-2400) Tournoi C. He had 4 career breaks: 47 months (2010–2014), 45 months (2014–2017), 20 months (2017–2019) and 32 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1873 was reached at age 49 (Apr 2008).
Current rating
1681
Standard
Rpd1707·Blz—
All-time high
1873
−192 pts below
Apr 2008 · age 49
Apr 2008 · age 49
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#116,817
#116,817 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
100 career games
at age 66
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+137 Elo)
1622 → 1759
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 1641 → returned at 1651
Mar 2020
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 60
Aug 2019
2017
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1705 → returned at 1637
Nov 2017
2014
Inactive for 45 months
paused at 1807 → returned at 1705
Jan 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-41
1722 → 1681
Tournaments
3
16 games
Score
6/ 1637.5%
4W4D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/2 | #15 | 1695 | +0.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/9 | #69 | 1636 | -23.0 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 1.5/5 | #5 | 1581 | -19.0 |
Rankings
/
France
#8,351
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#81,363
in continent
World
#116,812
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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