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Gillanders, Robert
🇨🇦FIDE 2606968· Male· Canada· Born in 1956
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Robert Gillanders, a 70-year-old Canadian player, is rated 1642. He has slipped back 43 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Collingwood Somborac Chess Festival U1900, 2025 Royal City Masters U1800, and 2025 MCC Summer Classic - Open. He had 2 career breaks: 28 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 15 months (2023–2024). His peak of 1725 was reached at age 68 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1642
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1725
−83 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 68
Mar 2024 · age 68
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#131,199
#131,199 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+204 Elo)
1521 → 1725
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 68
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1725
at age 68 · −83 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1541 → returned at 1711
Jun 2023
2022
7th Canadian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1523
May 2022
2020
33rd Canadian 60-65 player
at age 64 · rated 1532
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-42
1684 → 1642
Tournaments
3
15 games
Score
6/ 1540.0%
5W4D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 1.5/2 | #30 | — | -13.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/7 | #13 | 1673 | -8.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 0/1 | #20 | 947 | -8.2 |
Rankings
/
Canada
#1,167
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#16,074
in continent
World
#131,193
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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