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Mercure, Gilbert
🇨🇦FIDE 2629585· Male· Canada· Born in 1962
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Gilbert Mercure, a 64-year-old Canadian player, is rated 1734. He has fluctuated between 1734 and 1780 over the past 2 years. 22 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Le Grand Open de Granby - Section Ouverte, 24th Rochefort Chess Festival - Accession, and Championnat d'echecs du Haut-Richelieu - Section Ouverte. Also played 4 rapid events (including 7eme Open FIDE d'Echecs Rapides de Sainte Foy d'Aigrefeuille) recently. He took a 28-month break between Mar 2020 and Aug 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1821 was reached at age 56 (Dec 2018).
Current rating
1734
Standard
Rpd1847·Blz1778
All-time high
1821
−87 pts below
Dec 2018 · age 56
Dec 2018 · age 56
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#98,091
#98,091 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
100 career games
at age 63
Nov 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+100 Elo)
1673 → 1773
Oct 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 62
Mar 2024
2023
25th Canadian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1716
Jan 2023
2020
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 1732 → returned at 1720
Mar 2020
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 57
May 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-16
1750 → 1734
Tournaments
3
17 games
Score
7/ 1741.2%
6W2D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 1/4 | #32 | 1656 | -14.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/8 | #108 | 1686 | -16.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/5 | #18 | 1990 | +16.0 |
Rankings
/
Canada
#848
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#11,632
in continent
World
#98,089
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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