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Gibson, Steve
🇬🇧FIDE 2409690· Male· Scotland· Born in 1968
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Steve Gibson, a 58-year-old Scottish player, is rated 1827 — just 24 short of his peak of 1851 (Jul 2025, age 57). He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 9 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent appearances: DTCN INTERNATIONAL SENIORS OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 and Internationales Pfingst-Open 2025 B im 3. Muenchner Schachfestival. Also played 1 rapid event (including 5th Gateway Ekamai Open Rapid Chess Championship - Open) recently. He took a 17-month break between Nov 2023 and May 2025. He reached Scottish #62 in Apr 2022.
Current rating
1827
Standard
Rpd1802·Blz1806
All-time high
1851
−24 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 57
Jul 2025 · age 57
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#68,087
#68,087 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
21st Scottish 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 1851
Sep 2025
All-time peak 1851
at age 57 · −24 from today
Jul 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 57
May 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+271 Elo)
1542 → 1813
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 56
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1688 → returned at 1826
Nov 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-24
1851 → 1827
Tournaments
1
3 games
Score
1/ 333.3%
0W2D1L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/3 | #22 | 1545 | -24.0 |
Worst Elo result: DTCN INTERNATIONAL SENIORS OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 (-24.0 Elo, finished #22).
Rankings
/
Scotland
#184
out of 459 players
Europe
#49,596
in continent
World
#68,086
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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