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Leblanc, Paul
🇨🇦FIDE 2605406· Male· Canada· Born in 1949
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Paul Leblanc, a 77-year-old Canadian player, is rated 1682. He has slipped back 64 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Keres Memorial U2000, 2026 BC Open Fide Classical U2000, and 2026 Victoria Championship, Premier Section. He had 3 career breaks: 44 months (2004–2008), 12 months (2016–2018) and 29 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2032 was reached at age 55 (Oct 2004).
Current rating
1682
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2032
−350 pts below
Oct 2004 · age 55
Oct 2004 · age 55
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#116,442
#116,442 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2025
4th Canadian 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1779
Feb 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+88 Elo)
1737 → 1825
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 75
Mar 2024
2020
1st Canadian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1757
Oct 2020
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 1757 → returned at 1748
Mar 2020
2018
100 career games
at age 69
Oct 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-64
1746 → 1682
Tournaments
7
42 games
Score
18/ 4242.9%
11W14D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/4 | #53 | 2000 | -7.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/4 | #20 | 1814 | +11.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #35 | 1972 | -9.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/2 | #14 | 2625 | -14.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/5 | #33 | 1664 | -11.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/3 | #12 | 1806 | -13.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/5 | #76 | 2055 | -19.4 |
Rankings
/
Canada
#1,014
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#14,046
in continent
World
#116,437
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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