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Willems, Niels

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FIDEFIDE 20695586· Male· France· Born in 2001

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Niels Willems, a 25-year-old French FIDE Master, is rated 2388 — just 26 short of his peak of 2414 (Feb 2025, age 24) and sitting in the top 1% of French players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 14 months. 112 rated games in the past year (≈56/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 11eme Open International d'Echecs de Noisiel 2026 - Open A (p2000 Elo), grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, and Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r8-9. Also played 2 rapid (including The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival Rapid Open 2026) and 1 blitz events (including The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival Blitz Open 2026) recently. He reached French #65 in Feb 2025.

Awarded FM in 2018 (age 17). Earned a IM norm at MITROPA CUP 2025 Open. At junior level, he reached World #78 in U18 and #4, #9, #9, #7 and #6 nationally in U20, U16, U14, U12 and U10.

Current rating

2388

Standard

Rpd2292·Blz2258

All-time high

2414

−26 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 24

Activity

94

games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo

103 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

Top 1%

#76 · French players · of 17,591

Career timeline

23 entries
2025
Peak French rank: #65
at age 24 · rated 2414
Feb 2025
All-time peak 2414
at age 24 · −26 from today
Feb 2025
6-month rising streak
+30 Elo
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 2400
at age 23
Nov 2024
K-factor lowered to 10
at age 23
Nov 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 22
Jun 2023

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Li Min PengGM 2,536
11eme Open International d'Echecs de Noisiel 2026 - Open A (p2000 Elo) · Apr 2026 · +2.0 Elo
Best comeback
Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r3
finished #2 (seeded #34 of 200)
Evolution
+1
2387 → 2388
Tournaments
19
93 games
Score
57/ 9361.3%
40W34D19L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsIoannis GeorgiadisIM2,487·SMM 2025 NLA round 6-7·R2·+6.6
2.[W]vsBorya IderIM2,477·Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r3·R2·+6.4
3.[W]vsFilip MagoldIM2,465·2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Open·R5·+6.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

17 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
11eme Open International d'Echecs de Noisiel 2026 - Open A (p2000 Elo)
Open Swiss
Apr 20266/9#62374+0.9
grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20265/8#2552367-1.1
Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r8-9
Team
Mar 20262/2#103141+9.0
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#8222355-0.5
The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival 9-Round Open 2026
Open Swiss
Feb 20265.5/9#92257-10.9
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 4
Team
Jan 20261/1#153224+5.6
Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r6-7
Team
Jan 20261/1#1833172+4.9
Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r4-5
Team
Dec 20252/2#333155+9.3
2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Open
Open Swiss
Nov 20254/9#682281-10.0
Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r3
Team
Nov 20252/2#23049+7.6

Rankings

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France
#76
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#1,207
in continent
World
#1,889
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
France
1
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2,744
2
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2,721
3
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2,626
4
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2,615
4
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2,615
6
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2,613
7
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2,610
8
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2,596
9
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2,559
10
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2,557
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76🇫🇷Willems, Niels2,388
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
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2,713
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1207🇫🇷Willems, Niels2,388
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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1889🇫🇷Willems, Niels2,388