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Curien, Nicolas

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FIDEFIDE 1301101· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1973

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Nicolas Curien, a 53-year-old Swiss player, is rated 2143 and sitting in the top 5% of Swiss players, and in the top 5% worldwide. He has held steady between 2100 and 2150 for 11 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈33/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2, SMM NLB 2026 round 1, and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7. His peak of 2266 was reached at age 46 (Sep 2019); he also reached Swiss #82 in Nov 2019.

Current rating

2143

Standard

Rpd2176·Blz—

All-time high

2266

−123 pts below
Sep 2019 · age 46

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 5%

#164 · Swiss players · of 3,316

Career timeline

25 entries
2024
16th Swiss 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2188
Jan 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 50
Jan 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 49
Sep 2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 49
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2234 → returned at 2231
Mar 2020
2019
Peak Swiss rank: #82
at age 46 · rated 2265
Nov 2019

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Frank Salzgeber 2,092
SEM 2025 Meisterturnier · Jul 2025 · +8.8 Elo
Evolution
-19
2162 → 2143
Tournaments
8
15 games
Score
9/ 1560.0%
7W4D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsFrank Salzgeber2,092·SEM 2025 Meisterturnier·R3·+8.8
2.[W]vsGeorges Rochat2,023·SMM 2025 2. Liga promotion round·R1·+6.7
3.[W]vsSven Bartholet2,000·SEM 2025 Meisterturnier·R1·+6.3
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsBenjamin Brandis2,035·SEM 2025 Meisterturnier·R8·-12.7
2.[L]vsDora PeglauWFM2,126·SEM 2025 Meisterturnier·R7·-10.2
3.[L]vsHansjuerg KaenelIM2,257·SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 1-2·R1·-6.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2
Team
Apr 20261/1#2602518+1.6
SMM NLB 2026 round 1
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#1062119-0.4
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7
Team
Mar 20261/1#2432772+5.6
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 1-2
Team
Nov 20250/1#10231457-6.8
SMM 2025 2. Liga promotion round
Team
Oct 20251/1#82823+7.0
SMM 2025 2. Liga round 6
Team
Aug 20251/1#342615+2.6
SEM 2025 Meisterturnier
Open Swiss
Jul 20253.5/8#302026-29.0
SMM 2025 2. Liga round 5
Team
Jun 20251/1#442755+4.8
Worst Elo result: SEM 2025 Meisterturnier (-29.0 Elo, finished #30).

Rankings

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Switzerland
#164
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#8,460
in continent
World
#11,792
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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164🇨🇭Curien, Nicolas2,143
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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5
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6
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7
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2,728
8
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9
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10
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8460🇨🇭Curien, Nicolas2,143
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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9
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11792🇨🇭Curien, Nicolas2,143