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Richard, Nicolas
🇿🇦FIDE 14310520· Male· South Africa· Born in 1976
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Nicolas Richard, a 50-year-old South African player, is rated 1846 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 53 months (2018–2022, COVID-19 included) and 27 months (2022–2025). Recent appearances: SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 4 and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 3.
Current rating
1846
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1846
at best
Feb 2026 · age 50
Feb 2026 · age 50
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#62,566
#62,566 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
6th South African 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1846
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+35 Elo)
1811 → 1846
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1846
at age 50
Feb 2026
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 48
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 1705 → returned at 1811
Dec 2022
2019
8th South African 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 1689
May 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+35
1811 → 1846
Tournaments
2
3 games
Score
2/ 366.7%
2W1D0L
Top 2 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #372 | 2705 | +24.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #169 | 2425 | +10.4 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#168
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#1,993
in continent
World
#62,565
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
South Africa
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