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Garay, Louis
🇫🇷FIDE 20652330· Male· France· Born in 1954
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Louis Garay, a 72-year-old French player, is rated 1620. He is on a steady climb with +46 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Open Retif 2025-26 (Championnat de la Loire Atlantique) r6, Team 2026 - PDL Avril, and Team 2026 - PDL Mars. Also played 3 rapid events (including 22eme rapide Maurice Besnier) recently. His peak of 1761 was reached at age 56 (Jul 2010).
Current rating
1620
Standard
Rpd1569·Blz1714
All-time high
1761
−141 pts below
Jul 2010 · age 56
Jul 2010 · age 56
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#139,337
#139,337 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 71
Dec 2025
Best 12-month gain (+247 Elo)
1338 → 1585
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 70
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 70
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 70
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1400
at age 69
Jan 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best comeback
Open Retif (championnat de la Loire Atlantique) Octobre 2025finished #2 (seeded #52 of 50)
Evolution
+46
1574 → 1620
Tournaments
14
26 games
Score
13.5/ 2651.9%
12W3D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #52 | 981 | -6.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #18 | 2504 | +12.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #60 | 689 | -10.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #306 | 892 | -8.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/9 | #103 | 1625 | -2.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #37 | 2327 | +6.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #51 | 1655 | +1.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #318 | 1333 | -1.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #92 | 2416 | +10.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #52 | 1789 | +10.2 |
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Europe
#94,195
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World
#139,328
out of 400,000+
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