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Gunapalan, David

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FIDEFIDE 2612232· Male· Canada

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David Gunapalan, a Canadian player, is rated 1855. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 39 months (2015–2019), 16 months (2019–2020) and 53 months (2020–2025, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: 2025 Holidays Open - U2000. Also played 1 rapid (including 2025 GTCL Cup (Team Rapid)) and 3 blitz events (including 2025 Blitz Bliss June) recently. His peak of 2001 was reached (Aug 2015).

Current rating

1855

Standard

Rpd1908·Blz1651

All-time high

2001

−146 pts below
Aug 2015

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#60,012

#60,012 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

10 entries
2025
Best 12-month gain (+69 Elo)
1815 → 1884
Jan 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
Jan 2025
2020
Inactive for 53 months
paused at 1815 → returned at 1884
Jul 2020
2019
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1814 → returned at 1815
Feb 2019
2015
Inactive for 39 months
paused at 1995 → returned at 1911
Sep 2015
Crossed 2000
Aug 2015

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Ashley Fu 1,636
2025 Holidays Open - U2000 · Dec 2025 · +4.4 Elo
Evolution
-29
1884 → 1855
Tournaments
1
4 games
Score
1.5/ 437.5%
1W1D2L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsAshley Fu1,636·2025 Holidays Open - U2000·R1·+4.4
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsDiganth Anish1,743·2025 Holidays Open - U2000·R4·-13.1
2.[L]vsEric Jiachen Wang1,755·2025 Holidays Open - U2000·R2·-12.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 Holidays Open - U2000
Swiss
Dec 20251.5/4#261609-29.2
Worst Elo result: 2025 Holidays Open - U2000 (-29.2 Elo, finished #26).

Rankings

Canada
#480
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#6,724
in continent
World
#60,011
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Canada
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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2,459
6
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2,454
6
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2,454
8
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9
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2,419
10
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2,414
...
480🇨🇦Gunapalan, David1,855
Americas
1
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2,792
1
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2,792
3
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2,753
4
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2,742
5
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2,732
6
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2,724
7
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2,696
7
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
...
6724🇨🇦Gunapalan, David1,855
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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60011🇨🇦Gunapalan, David1,855