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Simon, Gerard
🇫🇷FIDE 20653310· Male· France· Born in 1941
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Gerard Simon, a 85-year-old French player, is rated 1552. He has slipped back 41 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - EST Avril, Tournoi Interne de Bischwiller 2025-26 r6-7, and 31e Open de Selestat - Tournoi C (en dessous de 1600). He took a 42-month break between Apr 2020 and Nov 2023 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1661 was reached at age 66 (Oct 2007).
Current rating
1552
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1661
−109 pts below
Oct 2007 · age 66
Oct 2007 · age 66
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#165,478
#165,478 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2024
65th French 80+ player
at age 83 · rated 1630
Dec 2024
Best 12-month gain (+292 Elo)
1338 → 1630
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 83
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 83
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 83
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 42 months
paused at 1331 → returned at 1338
Apr 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-41
1593 → 1552
Tournaments
8
24 games
Score
10/ 2441.7%
7W8D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #393 | 793 | -9.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #5 | 1458 | -7.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/4 | #50 | 1805 | -23.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #8 | 955 | -5.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #4 | 1684 | +4.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #2 | 2692 | +17.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #3069 | 1486 | -15.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/4 | #62 | 1885 | -1.0 |
Rankings
/
France
#12,972
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#107,763
in continent
World
#165,456
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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