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Boulay, David
🇨🇦FIDE 2603969· Male· Canada· Born in 1979
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David Boulay, a 47-year-old Canadian player, is rated 1908. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 14 months (2002–2004), 144 months (2004–2016), 20 months (2016–2018), 45 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included) and 22 months (2024–2026). Recent appearance: 2026 Le Tournoi Germain Laplante IV Open. His peak of 2083 was reached at age 23 (Oct 2002).
Current rating
1908
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2083
−175 pts below
Oct 2002 · age 23
Oct 2002 · age 23
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#46,150
#46,150 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2025
7th Canadian 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1921
May 2025
2024
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1921 → returned at 1908
Jun 2024
2023
11th Canadian 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 1956
Jun 2023
2019
Inactive for 45 months
paused at 1944 → returned at 1956
Aug 2019
2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 39
Aug 2018
2017
11th Canadian 35-40 player
at age 38 · rated 1971
Oct 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-13
1921 → 1908
Tournaments
1
3 games
Score
0.5/ 316.7%
0W1D2L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/3 | #29 | 1733 | -13.0 |
Rankings
/
Canada
#352
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#5,089
in continent
World
#46,149
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Canada
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World
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