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Garcia, Gilles
🇫🇷FIDE 687472· Male· France· Born in 1961
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Gilles Garcia, a 65-year-old French player, is rated 1856. He has slipped back 38 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent appearances: Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7 and 27eme Open International des Vins du Medoc a Hourtin (33). Also played 1 rapid event (including Festival de Tournois Rapides de Rentree 2025 du Lille Metropole Chess - Ferme B) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 27 months (2012–2015) and 116 months (2015–2025). His peak of 2026 was reached at age 47 (Jan 2008).
Current rating
1856
Standard
Rpd1850·Blz1869
All-time high
2026
−170 pts below
Jan 2008 · age 47
Jan 2008 · age 47
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#59,748
#59,748 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+33 Elo)
1888 → 1921
Feb 2025
2015
Inactive for 116 months
paused at 1888 → returned at 1921
May 2015
2012
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 1945 → returned at 1919
Sep 2012
2008
All-time peak 2026
at age 47 · −170 from today
Jan 2008
2007
Crossed 2000
at age 46
Jul 2007
Crossed 1800
at age 46
Jul 2007
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-38
1894 → 1856
Tournaments
5
13 games
Score
5.5/ 1342.3%
3W5D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #2714 | 980 | -12.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #1638 | 1883 | +0.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #1128 | 1846 | -0.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #2146 | 1214 | -6.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/9 | #26 | 1808 | -19.4 |
Worst Elo result: 27eme Open International des Vins du Medoc a Hourtin (33) (-19.4 Elo, finished #26).
Rankings
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France
#3,694
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#43,755
in continent
World
#59,747
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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