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Grimberg, Gilbert
FM🇫🇷FIDE 600474· Male· France· Born in 1957
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Gilbert Grimberg, a 69-year-old French FIDE Master, is rated 2146 and sitting in the top 3% of French players, and in the top 5% worldwide. He has slipped back 73 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent appearances: Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen and Team 2026 - Nationale 2 r5. Also played 3 rapid (including 16e Festival de la Tour Blanche) and 1 blitz events (including 5e Festival du Mat de La Charite - Blitz) recently. His peak of 2359 was reached at age 51 (Apr 2008); he also reached French #91 in Jul 2002.
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 44). Earned a IM norm at 3rd Intl van Oostende 1985.
Current rating
2146
Standard
Rpd2201·Blz2257
All-time high
2359
−213 pts below
Apr 2008 · age 51
Apr 2008 · age 51
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#595 · French players · of 17,591
Career timeline
24 entries2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 68
Mar 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 67
Nov 2024
2023
9th French 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2232
Nov 2023
2019
10th French 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 2260
Sep 2019
Best 12-month gain (+80 Elo)
2180 → 2260
Aug 2019
Re-crossed 2200
at age 62
Jan 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-73
2219 → 2146
Tournaments
5
14 games
Score
4.5/ 1432.1%
2W5D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 3.5/9 | #310 | 2040 | -35.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #312 | 2117 | -1.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/2 | #538 | 2006 | -9.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #522 | 1269 | -13.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #564 | 1397 | -10.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsChristophe Gattuso
🇫🇷FRA·1873
+9 −0 =0
9 games·last met Jun 2025
View head-to-head →
vsDanny De RuiterFM
🇳🇱NED·2214
+2 −1 =4
7 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsFrancois Larcheveque
🇫🇷FRA·1945
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Jun 2025
View head-to-head →
vsDominique Soulier
🇫🇷FRA·1725
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings
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France
#595
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#8,273
in continent
World
#11,544
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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