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Vernay, Clovis
GM🇨🇭FIDE 633046· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1989
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Clovis Vernay, a 37-year-old Swiss Grandmaster, is rated 2465 and ranked 9th among Swiss players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include SMM NLA 2026 round 2, SMM NLA 2026 round 1, and SMM 2025 NLA rounds 8-9. His peak of 2526 was reached at age 32 (Nov 2021); he also reached Swiss #7 in Apr 2016 and has been in Swiss top 10 for 129 months and counting (10 consecutive years on his current run).
Competes for Switzerland since Jun 2022. Awarded GM in 2022 (age 33), IM in 2008 (age 19), and FM in 2006 (age 17). At junior level, he reached World #55 in U20, World #87 in U18 and #1 and #1 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
2465
Standard
Rpd2480·Blz2468
All-time high
2526
−61 pts below
Nov 2021 · age 32
Nov 2021 · age 32
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#9
#9 · Swiss players · of 3,199
National top 10 since Nov 2015
National top 10 since Nov 2015
Career timeline
24 entries2026
129 months in national top 10 (ongoing)
longest streak 127 months · since Jul 2009
May 2026
2022
Switched federation: FRA → SUI
at age 33
Jun 2022
GM title awardedGM
at age 33 · 92nd 2021 FIDE Congress
Feb 2022
2021
All-time peak 2526
at age 32 · −61 from today
Nov 2021
2020
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2513 → returned at 2518
Mar 2020
2019
1,000 career games
at age 30
Jun 2019
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-9
2474 → 2465
Tournaments
5
7 games
Score
3.5/ 750.0%
2W3D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #46 | 2310 | -2.1 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #66 | 1448 | -7.9 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #43 | 2456 | -0.6 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 1.5/2 | #26 | 2505 | +0.8 |
Team | Jun 2025 | 0.5/1 | #35 | 2519 | +0.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAurelio ColmenaresFM
🇨🇭SUI·2313
+3 −3 =3
9 games·last met Aug 2023
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vsYohan BenitahIM
🇫🇷FRA·2334
+0 −0 =9
9 games·last met Oct 2021
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vsNils Delmonico
🇨🇭SUI·1958
+9 −0 =0
9 games·last met Oct 2021
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vsPablo Schmid
🇨🇭SUI·2119
+8 −0 =0
8 games·last met Feb 2019
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vsIgor Kupalov
🇨🇭SUI·1942
+7 −0 =0
7 games·last met Feb 2018
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Rankings
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Switzerland
#9
out of 3,418 players
Europe
#522
in continent
World
#873
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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