Format
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Garrel, Alain
🇫🇷FIDE 609749· Male· France· Born in 1956
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Alain Garrel, a 70-year-old French player, is rated 1910. He has fluctuated between 1886 and 1927 over the past 2 years. 29 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Tournoi Interne METL 2025-26 (-2400) r7, Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7, and Premier Open d'ete de Fontenilles (-2400). Also played 6 rapid events (including 15eme Open Rapide d'Echecs de Colomiers) recently. He took a 17-month break between Jan 2001 and Jul 2002. His peak of 2174 was reached at age 48 (Jul 2004).
Current rating
1910
Standard
Rpd1835·Blz—
All-time high
2174
−264 pts below
Jul 2004 · age 48
Jul 2004 · age 48
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#45,636
#45,636 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2025
6-month rising streak
+18 Elo
Apr 2025
Best 12-month gain (+65 Elo)
1854 → 1919
Feb 2025
2022
35th French 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1985
May 2022
2017
42nd French 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2030
Oct 2017
2012
59th French 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2048
May 2012
2009
Re-crossed 2100
at age 53
Jan 2009
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-2
1912 → 1910
Tournaments
15
25 games
Score
14.5/ 2558.0%
10W11D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/5 | #11 | 1922 | +1.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #12 | 1725 | -4.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #29 | 2728 | +22.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #4 | 2529 | +5.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #11 | 2331 | +2.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #1483 | 1712 | -4.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #1107 | 1829 | -2.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #12 | 1606 | -7.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #1599 | 1921 | +0.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #108 | 2600 | +7.4 |
Rankings
/
France
#2,710
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#33,658
in continent
World
#45,635
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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