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Berube, Richard
FM🇨🇦FIDE 2600579· Male· Canada· Born in 1960
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Richard Berube, a 66-year-old Canadian FIDE Master, is rated 2080 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 82 months (2004–2011), 118 months (2012–2022) and 23 months (2023–2025). Recent appearance: World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 65. His peak of 2305 was reached at age 41 (Jan 2001); he also reached Canadian #36 in Apr 2001.
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 41).
Current rating
2080
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2305
−225 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 41
Jan 2001 · age 41
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 8%
#17,348 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2026
2nd Canadian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2080
Jun 2026
2023
5th Canadian 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 2121
Sep 2023
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2121 → returned at 2107
Mar 2023
2012
Inactive for 118 months
paused at 2158 → returned at 2126
Sep 2012
2011
5th Canadian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2189
Sep 2011
2006
8th Canadian 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2186
Apr 2006
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-27
2107 → 2080
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
2.5/ 550.0%
1W3D1L
Top 1 win
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/5 | #225 | 1891 | -27.0 |
Rankings
/
Canada
#125
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#1,824
in continent
World
#17,348
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Canada
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