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Gardon, Thomas
🇫🇷FIDE 45192383· Male· France· Born in 1971
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Thomas Gardon, a 55-year-old French player, is rated 1609 — his current career high. He has fluctuated between 1562 and 1609 over the past 2 years. 16 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 31e Open de Selestat - Tournoi B (1500-1799), Team 2026 - 60mn Fevrier, and 22e Open de Vandoeuvre 2025 - Tournoi C (1650 et moins). Also played 4 rapid (including Circuit 54 2025-26 - Etape 4 - Rosieres aux Salines) and 1 blitz events (including Blitz par equipe du 24e Festival d'Echecs du Conseil Departemental de Meurthe et Moselle) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 47 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included) and 22 months (2024–2026).
Current rating
1609
Standard
Rpd1588·Blz1488
All-time high
1609
at best
May 2026 · age 55
May 2026 · age 55
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#142,952
#142,952 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2026
All-time peak 1609
at age 55
May 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 55
Apr 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 55
Apr 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+270 Elo)
1326 → 1596
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 53
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 53
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+13
1596 → 1609
Tournaments
3
19 games
Score
9.5/ 1950.0%
10W3D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/7 | #40 | 1672 | +38.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #177 | 1536 | -4.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/8 | #12 | 1538 | -22.4 |
Worst Elo result: 22e Open de Vandoeuvre 2025 - Tournoi C (1650 et moins) (-22.4 Elo, finished #12).
Rankings
/
France
#10,842
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#96,112
in continent
World
#142,941
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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