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Zumsteg, Nicolas

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FIDEFIDE 2624397· Male· Canada· Born in 1977

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Nicolas Zumsteg, a 49-year-old Canadian player, is rated 1792 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 83 months (2017–2024) and 18 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: 2025 Montreal Open U1900. Also played 1 rapid (including 2025 Rapid Bliss August 31st) and 1 blitz events (including 2025 Blitz Bliss August 30th) recently.

Current rating

1792

Standard

Rpd1768·Blz1742

All-time high

1792

at best
Oct 2025 · age 48

Activity

2

games / yr avg.

7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#78,841

#78,841 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

12 entries
2026
16th Canadian 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 1792
May 2026
2025
All-time peak 1792
at age 48
Oct 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+141 Elo)
1648 → 1789
Mar 2024
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1789 → returned at 1792
Mar 2024
2018
23rd Canadian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1648
Jan 2018
2017
20th Canadian 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 1648
Oct 2017

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Richard Hu 1,876
2025 Montreal Open U1900 · Sep 2025 · +4.7 Elo
Evolution
+3
1789 → 1792
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
4.5/ 764.3%
3W3D1L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsGuillaume Robillard1,632·2025 Montreal Open U1900·R6·+11.4
2.[W]vsRuochong Han1,551·2025 Montreal Open U1900·R4·+8.0
3.[W]vsMatteo Lillo1,518·2025 Montreal Open U1900·R2·+6.8
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsKhaled Hammoud1,870·2025 Montreal Open U1900·R7·-15.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 Montreal Open U1900
Open Swiss
Sep 20254.5/7#41790+3.2

Rankings

/
Canada
#638
out of 1,861 players
Americas
#9,128
in continent
World
#78,841
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Canada
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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2,454
6
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2,453
7
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2,443
8
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2,434
9
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2,427
10
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2,414
...
638🇨🇦Zumsteg, Nicolas1,792
Americas
1
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2,792
2
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2,788
3
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2,754
4
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2,732
5
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2,728
6
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2,724
7
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2,718
8
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
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9128🇨🇦Zumsteg, Nicolas1,792
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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78841🇨🇦Zumsteg, Nicolas1,792