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Gelas, Christophe
FM🇫🇷FIDE 682896· Male· France· Born in 1997
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Christophe Gelas, a 29-year-old French FIDE Master, is rated 2320 and sitting in the top 1% of French players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2269 and 2360 over the past 2 years. 81 rated games in the past year (≈37/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 4e Trophee Jean Marandjian - Grenoble, Championnat de l'Isere 2026, and Team 2026 - Nationale 2 r7-9. Also played 3 rapid events (including 38eme rapide principal Eybens) recently. His peak of 2360 was reached at age 28 (Jan 2025).
Awarded FM in 2017 (age 20). At junior level, he reached World #77 in U16 and #4, #8, #4 and #2 nationally in U20, U18, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2320
Standard
Rpd2356·Blz—
All-time high
2360
−40 pts below
Jan 2025 · age 28
Jan 2025 · age 28
Activity
66
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
81 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#142 · French players · of 17,422
Career timeline
25 entries2026
Re-crossed 2300
at age 29
May 2026
2025
All-time peak 2360
at age 28 · −40 from today
Jan 2025
2024
36th French 20-35 player
at age 27 · rated 2359
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 2300
at age 27
Mar 2024
2023
500 career games
at age 26
Dec 2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 26
Jan 2023
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+12
2308 → 2320
Tournaments
17
72 games
Score
49.5/ 7268.8%
41W17D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
17 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 8.5/9 | #1 | 2414 | +26.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/7 | #3 | 2203 | +2.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2.5/3 | #28 | 2357 | +4.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/9 | #18 | 2338 | +16.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #378 | 1444 | -11.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #620 | 1351 | -13.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #180 | 2148 | -3.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2/2 | #72 | 3059 | +19.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #129 | 2498 | +1.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #579 | 1567 | -7.6 |
Worst Elo result: Open International d'Aix en Provence - Trophee Dole 2025 - Tournoi Masters (p2100 elo) (-25.2 Elo, finished #126).
Most-Played Opponents
vsEthan SayaFM
🇫🇷FRA·2301
+6 −0 =7
13 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAlexandre Regnault
🇫🇷FRA·1974
+7 −0 =0
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsSamvel S. KhachatryanCM
🇦🇲ARM·2153
+4 −1 =2
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsVictor Candegabe
🇫🇷FRA·1992
+6 −0 =1
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMihai Cociere
🇫🇷FRA·1952
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
/
France
#142
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#2,282
in continent
World
#3,485
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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