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GT
Gardon, Thomas
🇫🇷FIDE 45192383· Male· France· Born in 1971
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Thomas Gardon, a 55-year-old French player, is rated 1633 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +37 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈5/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 took a 70-month break between Mar 2020 and Feb 2026 (COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1633
Standard
Rpd1588·Blz1488
All-time high
1633
at best
Jun 2026 · age 55
Jun 2026 · age 55
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#134,568
#134,568 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
All-time peak 1633
at age 55
Jun 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 55
Apr 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 55
Apr 2026
2024
Crossed 1500
at age 53
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 53
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 70 months
paused at 1326 → returned at 1564
Mar 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
1er Tournoi homologue Elo FIDE classique au cafe L'echiquier Nancy (-2400)perf 1794 (+161) · 2/5 · #27
Top opponent
Evolution
+37
1596 → 1633
Tournaments
5
29 games
Score
13.5/ 2946.6%
14W3D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/5 | #22 | 1681 | +6.2 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/5 | #27 | 1794 | +17.6 |
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
#10,026
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#91,520
in continent
World
#134,560
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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