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Donchez, Gilbert
🇫🇷FIDE 36011720· Male· France· Born in 1952
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Gilbert Donchez, a 74-year-old French player, is rated 1576. He has held steady between 1550 and 1600 for 16 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - BRE Fevrier, Team 2026 - BRE Janvier, and 26eme Open de Noel de Gouesnou. Also played 4 rapid (including Tournoi Rapide 3 Etangs 2026 - Principal) and 1 blitz events (including 1er Blitz de Fouesnant - Tournoi principal) recently. His peak of 1661 was reached at age 72 (May 2024).
Current rating
1576
Standard
Rpd1602·Blz1607
All-time high
1661
−85 pts below
May 2024 · age 72
May 2024 · age 72
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#156,265
#156,265 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+224 Elo)
1417 → 1641
Dec 2024
All-time peak 1661
at age 72 · −85 from today
May 2024
6-month rising streak
+244 Elo
May 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 72
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 72
Mar 2024
2022
Re-crossed 1500
at age 70
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-9
1585 → 1576
Tournaments
5
19 games
Score
7/ 1936.8%
8W2D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #52 | 2398 | +10.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #134 | 1633 | +2.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/4 | #49 | 1740 | -14.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #298 | 813 | -9.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/7 | #50 | 1609 | +3.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMatthieu Lefebvre
🇫🇷FRA·2035
+0 −7 =0
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsMathieu Thiery
🇫🇷FRA·1402
+5 −2 =0
7 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsSinane Taher
🇫🇷FRA·1696
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsFabrice Freel
🇫🇷FRA·1906
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsEthan Beuze Moureau
🇫🇷FRA·1587
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
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France
#12,121
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#103,170
in continent
World
#156,249
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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