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Gilbert, Alistair
🇬🇧FIDE 343419160· Male· England· Born in 1962
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Alistair Gilbert, a 64-year-old English player, is rated 1814 — just 6 short of his peak of 1820 (Mar 2026, age 64). He is progressing steadily with +20 Elo over the past 12 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Reykjavik Open 2026, 2026 Isle of Wight Weekday Under 2100, and Wroclaw Open B - Adolf Anderssen Chess Festival 2025. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 UK Open Blitz: Bristol Qualifier) recently. He took a 12-month break between Apr 2024 and May 2025.
Current rating
1814
Standard
Rpd1858·Blz1865
All-time high
1820
−6 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 64
Mar 2026 · age 64
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#71,981
#71,981 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2026
All-time peak 1820
at age 64 · −6 from today
Mar 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 64
Mar 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 63
Sep 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 62
Apr 2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1797 → returned at 1794
Apr 2024
First FIDE rating
1797 · at age 62
Apr 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+20
1794 → 1814
Tournaments
3
24 games
Score
11.5/ 2447.9%
8W7D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/9 | #207 | 1790 | -6.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/6 | #8 | — | +10.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/9 | #46 | 1829 | +14.8 |
Rankings
/
England
#1,164
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#52,256
in continent
World
#71,981
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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