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Gamba, Claire
🇫🇷FIDE 26038706· Female· France· Born in 1985
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Claire Gamba, a 41-year-old French player, is rated 1498 — her current career high. She plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and took a 37-month break between Feb 2019 and Apr 2022 (COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - 60mn Janvier, XIX Trophee International de Lyon 2025 open B (elo -1900), and Team 2026 - ARA Decembre. Also played 27 rapid events (including Trophee rapide Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes du samedi 20 decembre 2025) recently.
Current rating
1498
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1440
All-time high
1498
at best
Mar 2026 · age 41
Mar 2026 · age 41
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#185,466
#185,466 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2026
All-time peak 1498
at age 41
Mar 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+363 Elo)
1088 → 1451
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 39
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 39
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 37 months
paused at 1105 → returned at 1093
Feb 2019
2016
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 31
Dec 2016
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+85
1413 → 1498
Tournaments
4
19 games
Score
7/ 1936.8%
8W0D11L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #146 | 1508 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/4 | #62 | 1323 | 0.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2/1 | #314 | 755 | 0.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/2 | #221 | 703 | -15.2 |
Rankings
/
France
#14,790
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#116,809
in continent
World
#185,403
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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