Charbonneau, Pascal

Pascal Charbonneau, a 43-year-old Canadian Grandmaster, is rated 2513 — just 4 short of his peak of 2517 (Mar 2011, age 28) and ranked 2nd among Canadian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 19 months (2011–2012) and 133 months (2012–2024). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 9, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 6, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 5. Also played 1 blitz event (including NK Snelschaak voor Clubteams 2025) recently. He reached Canadian #2 in Oct 2024 and has been in Canadian top 3 for 27 months and counting (2 consecutive years on his current run).

Awarded GM in 2006 (age 23), IM in 2003 (age 20), and FM in 2002 (age 19). At junior level, he reached World #35 in U20 and World #45 in U18.