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Gilbert, David J

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FIDEFIDE 425354· Male· England· Born in 1951

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David J Gilbert, a 75-year-old English player, is rated 1643. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 41 months (2012–2016), 54 months (2017–2021, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2021–2022). Recent standard appearances include 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Round Robin 10, Rotterdam FIDE Weekend 2025 - C, and 13th Pimlico Summer Tournament 2025 - Major (u1800). His peak of 1761 was reached at age 60 (Sep 2011).

Current rating

1643

Standard

Rpd1736·Blz—

All-time high

1761

−118 pts below
Sep 2011 · age 60

Activity

11

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#130,264

#130,264 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

16 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+213 Elo)
1471 → 1684
Aug 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 73
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 73
Mar 2024
2022
46th English 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1528
Apr 2022
2021
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 70
Aug 2021
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1528 → returned at 1552
Aug 2021

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Cindy Gilbertson 1,655
2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Round Robin 10 · Nov 2025 · +0.3 Elo
Evolution
-3
1646 → 1643
Tournaments
3
18 games
Score
6.5/ 1836.1%
6W4D8L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Round Robin 10
Round-Robin
Nov 20252/4#41633-1.4
Rotterdam FIDE Weekend 2025 - C
Open Swiss
Oct 20252.5/1#122282+6.0
13th Pimlico Summer Tournament 2025 - Major (u1800)
Swiss
Jun 20252/1#372520-8.0

Rankings

/
England
#2,012
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#89,122
in continent
World
#130,258
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
England
1
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2
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2,665
3
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2,639
4
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2,629
5
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2,597
6
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2,594
7
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2,537
8
🇬🇧Wadsworth, Matthew JFollow Matthew J WadsworthTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,529
9
🇬🇧Nunn, John D MFollow John D M NunnTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,514
10
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2,506
...
2012🇬🇧Gilbert, David J1,643
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
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2,708
...
89122🇬🇧Gilbert, David J1,643
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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130258🇬🇧Gilbert, David J1,643