Format
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Paya, Gerard
🇫🇷FIDE 651061970· Male· France· Born in 1957
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Gerard Paya, a 69-year-old French player, is rated 1769 — just 2 short of his peak of 1771 (Mar 2024, age 67). He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and took a 28-month break between Jun 2023 and Nov 2025. Recent appearance: Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r7-9.
Current rating
1769
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1771
−2 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 67
Mar 2024 · age 67
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#86,186
#86,186 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+218 Elo)
1553 → 1771
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1771
at age 67 · −2 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Crossed 1600
at age 66
Jun 2023
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 1619 → returned at 1767
Jun 2023
Re-crossed 1500
at age 66
Jan 2023
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 65
Jun 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-2
1771 → 1769
Tournaments
2
3 games
Score
1/ 333.3%
1W0D2L
Top 1 win
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #698 | 1811 | +2.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #821 | 1200 | -4.2 |
Rankings
/
France
#5,719
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#61,911
in continent
World
#86,184
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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