Format
FN
Fayel, Nicolas
🇫🇷FIDE 20618557· Male· France· Born in 1992
Follow Nicolas FayelTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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 1 rapid event (including Tournoi de la sante 7 juin 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.
Current rating
2085
Standard
Rpd2023·Blz2058
All-time high
2114
−29 pts below
Mar 2020 · age 28
Mar 2020 · age 28
Activity
42
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
40 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#882 · French players · of 17,591
Career timeline
13 entries2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 32
Dec 2024
2020
All-time peak 2114
at age 28 · −29 from today
Mar 2020
Crossed 2100
at age 28
Feb 2020
2018
Best 12-month gain (+99 Elo)
1983 → 2082
May 2018
100 career games
at age 26
Feb 2018
2017
Crossed 2000
at age 25
Jun 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+50
2035 → 2085
Tournaments
11
47 games
Score
27/ 4757.4%
20W14D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Jun 2026 | 2/7 | #7 | 1912 | -32.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/8 | #12 | 2128 | +13.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #146 | 2191 | +10.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #466 | 1438 | -5.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #294 | 2193 | +3.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #13 | 2046 | -3.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #734 | 2685 | +5.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #182 | 2665 | +5.0 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 3.5/6 | #3 | 2054 | 0.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #76 | 2329 | +1.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBaptiste Menard
🇫🇷FRA·2076
+4 −7 =2
13 games·last met Jun 2026
View head-to-head →
vsMatin Rahnama
🇫🇷FRA·1863
+6 −4 =1
11 games·last met Sep 2024
View head-to-head →
vsAlbert Arousstamian
🇫🇷FRA·2121
+4 −4 =1
9 games·last met Jun 2026
View head-to-head →
vsPhileas MathieuIM
🇫🇷FRA·2384
+1 −6 =1
8 games·last met Dec 2025
View head-to-head →
vsImad Ouardi
🇫🇷FRA·2115
+5 −0 =3
8 games·last met Nov 2025
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
France
#882
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#12,274
in continent
World
#16,854
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
France
| 1 | 🇫🇷Follow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,744 |
| 2 | 🇫🇷Follow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,721 |
| 3 | 🇫🇷Follow Etienne BacrotTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,626 |
| 4 | 🇫🇷Follow Maxime LagardeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,615 |
| 4 | 🇫🇷Follow MarcAndria MaurizziTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,615 |
| 6 | 🇫🇷Follow Jules MoussardTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,613 |
| 7 | 🇫🇷Follow Laurent FressinetTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,610 |
| 8 | 🇫🇷Follow Gata KamskyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,596 |
| 9 | 🇫🇷Follow Matthieu CornetteTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,559 |
| 10 | 🇫🇷Follow Christian BauerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,557 |
| ... | ||
| 882 | 2,085 | |
Europe
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 3 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 4 | 🇫🇷Follow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,744 |
| 5 | 🇵🇱Follow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,739 |
| 6 | 🇭🇺Follow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,729 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,728 |
| 8 | 🇫🇷Follow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,721 |
| 9 | 🇦🇿Follow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,717 |
| 10 | 🇹🇷Follow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,713 |
| ... | ||
| 12274 | 2,085 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,761 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 9 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 16854 | 2,085 | |