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Gauthier, Laurent

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FIDEFIDE 20647760· Male· France· Born in 1977

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Laurent Gauthier, a 49-year-old French player, is rated 1771. He has fluctuated between 1771 and 1840 over the past 2 years. 11 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent appearances: Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7 and 24e tournoi de Noel de La Dame Noire. Also played 1 rapid event (including Quatrieme Tournoi Rapide du club d'echecs Les Tours d'Angouleme) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 21 months (2011–2013), 29 months (2014–2016), 19 months (2017–2019) and 67 months (2019–2025, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1870 was reached at age 30 (Oct 2007).

Current rating

1771

Standard

Rpd1821·Blz—

All-time high

1870

−99 pts below
Oct 2007 · age 30

Activity

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#85,529

#85,529 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 48
Dec 2025
Best 12-month gain (+121 Elo)
1719 → 1840
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 47
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 67 months
paused at 1719 → returned at 1840
May 2019
2017
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1741 → returned at 1728
May 2017
2014
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 1760 → returned at 1749
Jun 2014

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Benoit Tixier 1,823
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r5 · Feb 2026 · +1.5 Elo
Evolution
-24
1795 → 1771
Tournaments
6
13 games
Score
6.5/ 1350.0%
5W3D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7
Team
Mar 20261/2#10111752-1.0
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r5
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#15741823+1.4
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r4
Team
Jan 20260/1#17591058-8.4
24e tournoi de Noel de La Dame Noire
Open Swiss
Dec 20253.5/5#201748-23.2
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r3
Team
Dec 20250.5/1#15881726-2.2
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r2
Team
Nov 20251/1#632577+9.6
Worst Elo result: 24e tournoi de Noel de La Dame Noire (-23.2 Elo, finished #20).

Rankings

/
France
#5,655
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#61,483
in continent
World
#85,527
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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4
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6
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2,613
7
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8
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9
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10
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5655🇫🇷Gauthier, Laurent1,771
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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6
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7
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8
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2,721
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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85527🇫🇷Gauthier, Laurent1,771