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Garel, Richard

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FIDEFIDE 2627906· Male· Canada· Born in 1956

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Richard Garel, a 70-year-old Canadian player, is rated 1610. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 31 months (2017–2020) and 30 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: 2025 Royal City Masters U1800. His peak of 1666 was reached at age 68 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1610

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1666

−56 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 68

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#143,163

#143,163 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 68
Jun 2024
Best 12-month gain (+341 Elo)
1325 → 1666
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 68
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 68
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1666
at age 68 · −56 from today
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 68
Jan 2024

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Mark Brauer 1,673
2025 Royal City Masters U1800 · Aug 2025 · +11.4 Elo
Evolution
-14
1624 → 1610
Tournaments
2
11 games
Score
5/ 1145.5%
4W2D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMark Brauer1,673·2025 Royal City Masters U1800·R1·+11.4
2.[W]vsHarshil Swain1,610·2026 Ontario Open U1800·R1·+10.0
3.[W]vsMuhammad Aman Shaik1,565·2025 Royal City Masters U1800·R5·+8.3
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsNiam Moses1,409·2026 Ontario Open U1800·R6·-15.2
2.[L]vsJovan Momic1,597·2025 Royal City Masters U1800·R6·-10.8
3.[L]vsFerdinand Supsup1,646·2025 Royal City Masters U1800·R7·-9.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Ontario Open U1800
Swiss
May 20262.5/4#381676-13.6
2025 Royal City Masters U1800
Open Swiss
Aug 20252.5/4#281709-0.4

Rankings

/
Canada
#1,294
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#17,640
in continent
World
#143,153
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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