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Noel, Nicolas
🇫🇷FIDE 20617950· Male· France· Born in 1987
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Nicolas Noel, a 39-year-old French player, is rated 1973. He has slipped back 36 Elo over the past 12 months. 62 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7, and 41e open Fide de Domloup - Tournoi A (-2400). Also played 3 rapid (including Open Rapide de Liffre 2025 - Tournoi A) and 1 blitz events (including Open international de Liffre 2025 - Blitz) recently. He took a 42-month break between Jan 2013 and Aug 2016. His peak of 2021 was reached at age 38 (Aug 2025).
Current rating
1973
Standard
Rpd1939·Blz1926
All-time high
2021
−48 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 38
Aug 2025 · age 38
Activity
47
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
62 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#32,077
#32,077 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 39
Jan 2026
2025
All-time peak 2021
at age 38 · −48 from today
Aug 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 38
May 2025
2019
100 career games
at age 32
Nov 2019
2013
Inactive for 42 months
paused at 1807 → returned at 1823
Jan 2013
2012
Best 12-month gain (+147 Elo)
1673 → 1820
Mar 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-36
2009 → 1973
Tournaments
14
62 games
Score
34.5/ 6255.6%
29W11D22L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/7 | #9 | 2004 | +7.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/9 | #840 | 1914 | -18.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #2036 | 1764 | -12.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/5 | #7 | 2098 | +17.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #646 | 2583 | +5.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #951 | 2671 | +6.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #27 | 1825 | -38.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #841 | 2771 | +9.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #2259 | 1299 | -7.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/9 | #35 | 1971 | -8.6 |
Rankings
/
France
#1,821
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#23,715
in continent
World
#32,076
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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