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Capone, Nicola
IM🇧🇪FIDE 224715· Male· Belgium· Born in 1999
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Nicola Capone, a 27-year-old Belgian International Master, is rated 2295 and ranked 40th among Belgian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is currently in the 2250–2300 range. 53 rated games in the past year (≈43/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 8. Also played 2 rapid (including 4e Memorial Ronald Decrop 2025 - Rapide FEFB) and 1 blitz events (including 1er Championnat de Blitz de la FEFB 2025) recently. He took a 12-month break between Mar 2023 and Apr 2024. His peak of 2426 was reached at age 17 (Feb 2016, Belgian #10 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2016 (age 17) and FM in 2014 (age 15). Earned a GM norm at 42nd World Chess Olympiad 2016. At junior level, he reached World #42 in U18, World #36 in U16, World #47 in U14, World #43 in U12, World #50 in U10 and #2 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2295
Standard
Rpd2324·Blz2263
All-time high
2426
−131 pts below
Feb 2016 · age 17
Feb 2016 · age 17
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
53 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#40
#40 · Belgian players · of 2,977
Career timeline
25 entries2026
Re-crossed 2300
at age 27
Feb 2026
2023
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2293 → returned at 2293
Mar 2023
2020
Re-crossed 2300
at age 21
Jan 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2300
at age 20
Sep 2019
2018
2nd Belgian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2308
Jan 2018
2016
IM title awardedIM
at age 17 · 87th FIDE Congress 2016
Sep 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+6
2289 → 2295
Tournaments
14
46 games
Score
32/ 4669.6%
24W16D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 6.5/9 | #3 | 2226 | -1.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #413 | 2895 | +2.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #797 | 2269 | -0.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #908 | 2169 | -1.7 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #1185 | 1547 | -4.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #174 | 2980 | +3.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/9 | #12 | 2265 | -1.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #284 | 3167 | +6.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #1218 | 1781 | -1.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #313 | 2972 | +3.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKim Le QuangFM
🇧🇪BEL·2256
+3 −3 =3
9 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsFrancois GodartIM
🇧🇪BEL·2371
+1 −6 =1
8 games·last met Sep 2019
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vsLennert LenaertsFM
🇧🇪BEL·2357
+1 −2 =5
8 games·last met Nov 2017
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vsMher HovhannisyanGM
🇧🇪BEL·2391
+0 −6 =2
8 games·last met Aug 2015
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vsDaniyal SaiboulatovIM
🇧🇪BEL·2338
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met Apr 2025
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Rankings
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Belgium
#40
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#2,870
in continent
World
#4,278
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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