Fayel, Nicolas

Nicolas Fayel, a 34-year-old French player, is rated 2085 — just 29 short of his peak of 2114 (Mar 2020, age 28) and sitting in the top 5% of French players, and in the top 8% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +50 Elo over the past 12 months. 40 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Championnat International d'Echecs de Lyon Henri Rinck 2026, Team 2026 - Nationale 2 r7-9, and XIX Trophee International de Lyon 2025 open A (elo p1800). Also played 3 rapid events (including Tournoi des Aventuriers Courtois 31 mai 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 23 months (2009–2011) and 31 months (2011–2014).

At junior level, he reached #81, #98 and #63 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.