What is Gravel, Simon's FIDE rating?

Gravel, Simon's current standard FIDE rating is 2233.

What is Gravel, Simon's rapid rating?

Gravel, Simon's current FIDE rapid rating is 2250.

What is Gravel, Simon's world ranking?

Gravel, Simon is currently ranked #6,530 in the world (standard rating).

What is Gravel, Simon's ranking in Canada?

Gravel, Simon is currently ranked #50 in Canada.

What is Gravel, Simon's continental ranking?

Gravel, Simon is currently ranked #729 in their continent.

What is Gravel, Simon's ranking in the 50-55 category?

Gravel, Simon is ranked #3 in Canada in the 50-55 age group.

What is Gravel, Simon's all-time highest FIDE rating?

Gravel, Simon's all-time peak standard rating is 2265.

When did Gravel, Simon receive their first FIDE rating?

Gravel, Simon first appeared in the FIDE rating list in 2001.

Which federation does Gravel, Simon represent?

Gravel, Simon represents Canada (CAN).

How old is Gravel, Simon?

Gravel, Simon was born in 1971 and is 55 years old.

When did Gravel, Simon reach their peak rating?

Gravel, Simon reached their peak standard rating of 2265 in 2006, at age 35.

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Gravel, Simon

🇨🇦

FIDE 2602156· Male· Canada· Born in 1971

Simon Gravel, a 55-year-old Canadian player, is rated 2233 and ranked 50th among Canadian players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 17 months (2002–2003), 229 months (2006–2025) and 14 months (2025–2026). His peak of 2265 was reached at age 35 (Jan 2006); he also reached Canadian #39 in Jan 2026.

Current rating

2233

Standard

Rpd2250·Blz—

All-time high

2265

−32 pts below
Jan 2006 · age 35

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#50

#50 · Canadian players · of 1,718

Career timeline

10 entries

2026

Peak Canadian rank: #39

at age 55 · rated 2264

Jan 2026

2025

1st Canadian 50-55 player

at age 54 · rated 2264

Sep 2025

Inactive for 14 months

paused at 2264 → returned at 2233

Mar 2025

2006

All-time peak 2265

at age 35 · −32 from today

Jan 2006

Inactive for 229 months

paused at 2265 → returned at 2264

Jan 2006

2002

Inactive for 17 months

paused at 2242 → returned at 2256

Apr 2002

Standard rating history

Peak

FIDE title

Threshold

First rated

Inactive period

COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent

vs Gary M ClarkFM 2,301

FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Open S50 · Apr 2026 · +1.1 Elo

Evolution

-31

2264 → 2233

Tournaments

1

7 games

Score

2.5/ 735.7%

1W3D3L

Top 2 wins

1.[W]vsNicolae Oancea1,877·FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Open S50·R1·+1.9

2.[D]vsGary M ClarkFM2,301·FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Open S50·R7·+1.1

Top 3 losses

1.[L]vsAnjelina BelakovskaiaWGM2,167·FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Open S50·R8·-12.7

2.[L]vsDaniel W GormallyGM2,376·FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Open S50·R2·-6.9

3.[L]vsPavel KotsurGM2,478·FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Open S50·R6·-4.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event

Event	Date	Score	Rank	Perf	Δ Elo
FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Open S50 Team	Apr 2026	2.5/7	#143	2090	-31.4	▸

Worst Elo result: FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Open S50 (-31.4 Elo, finished #143).

Rankings

/

Canada

#50

out of 1,900 players

Americas

#729

in continent

World

#6,530

out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe

World

Canada

1	🇨🇦Rodrigue-Lemieux, Shawn	2,533
2	🇨🇦Charbonneau, Pascal	2,513
3	🇨🇦Preotu, Razvan	2,485
4	🇨🇦Atanasov, Anthony	2,470
5	🇨🇦Noritsyn, Nikolay	2,459
6	🇨🇦Lesiege, Alexandre	2,454
6	🇨🇦Sai Krishna G V	2,454
8	🇨🇦Krnan, Tomas	2,427
9	🇨🇦Sambuev, Bator	2,419
10	🇨🇦Spraggett, Kevin	2,414
...
50	🇨🇦Gravel, Simon	2,233

Americas

1	🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru	2,792
1	🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano	2,792
3	🇺🇸So, Wesley	2,753
4	🇺🇸Niemann, Hans Moke	2,742
5	🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, Leinier	2,732
6	🇺🇸Aronian, Levon	2,724
7	🇺🇸Liang, Awonder	2,696
7	🇺🇸Sevian, Samuel	2,696
9	🇺🇸Xiong, Jeffery	2,656
10	🇺🇸Robson, Ray	2,653
...
729	🇨🇦Gravel, Simon	2,233

World

1	🇳🇴Carlsen, Magnus	2,841
2	🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru	2,792
2	🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano	2,792
4	🇺🇿Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	2,777
4	🇺🇿Sindarov, Javokhir	2,777
6	🇩🇪Keymer, Vincent	2,767
7	🇳🇱Giri, Anish	2,764
8	🇮🇳Erigaisi Arjun	2,761
9	🇺🇸So, Wesley	2,753
9	🇨🇳Wei, Yi	2,753
...
6530	🇨🇦Gravel, Simon	2,233