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GJ
Gayol, Jean-Pierre
🇫🇷FIDE 634697· Male· France· Born in 1987
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Jean-Pierre Gayol, a 39-year-old French player, is rated 2079 — his current career high and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +55 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7, and 31e Open de Selestat - Tournoi A (plus de 1700). He had 2 career breaks: 51 months (2006–2010) and 68 months (2018–2023, COVID-19 included).
At junior level, he reached #36 nationally in U16.
Current rating
2079
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2079
at best
May 2026 · age 39
May 2026 · age 39
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#17,429 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
78th French 35-40 player
at age 39 · rated 2079
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2079
at age 39
May 2026
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 37
Feb 2024
2018
Inactive for 68 months
paused at 1982 → returned at 1987
Feb 2018
2014
Best 12-month gain (+90 Elo)
1949 → 2039
Aug 2014
Re-crossed 2000
at age 27
Jun 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+55
2024 → 2079
Tournaments
10
25 games
Score
16/ 2564.0%
14W4D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/9 | #516 | 2134 | +15.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #244 | 2721 | +13.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/7 | #16 | 2043 | +2.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #156 | 2641 | +4.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #120 | 2701 | +6.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #285 | 1342 | -7.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #544 | 1912 | -3.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #167 | 2492 | +2.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #860 | 2874 | +11.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #210 | 2807 | +9.6 |
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
France
#912
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#12,708
in continent
World
#17,429
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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