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Niemi, Gregory
🇫🇷FIDE 20680090· Male· France· Born in 1978
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Gregory Niemi, a 48-year-old French player, is rated 1968 — just 10 short of his peak of 1978 (May 2026, age 48). He is on a steady climb with +40 Elo over the past 12 months. 50 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Championnat individuel d'echecs de Paris 2026 des moins de 2200, 3eme Trophee echiqueen de Creteil - Principal -2400, and Open FIDE Vernon 2026 (-2400). Also played 1 rapid event (including Internationaux RnB Paris IDF 2026 Parties Rapides) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 72 months (2012–2018), 22 months (2018–2020) and 40 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1968
Standard
Rpd1922·Blz—
All-time high
1978
−10 pts below
May 2026 · age 48
May 2026 · age 48
Activity
44
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
41 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#33,071
#33,071 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
All-time peak 1978
at age 48 · −10 from today
May 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 47
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+154 Elo)
1781 → 1935
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 46
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 40 months
paused at 1835 → returned at 1812
Apr 2020
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 42
Mar 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+13
1955 → 1968
Tournaments
7
48 games
Score
29/ 4860.4%
25W8D15L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsChristian Derieux2,028·Championnat individuel d'echecs de Paris 2026 des moins de 2200·R4·+11.4
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Jun 2026 | 2/7 | #7 | 1785 | -34.8 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/7 | #113 | 1937 | -9.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/5 | #8 | 2035 | +12.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/5 | #14 | 1897 | -7.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/6 | #3 | 2096 | +20.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/9 | #34 | 1919 | -9.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #33 | 1980 | +6.2 |
Rankings
/
France
#1,876
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#24,447
in continent
World
#33,070
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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