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Valaize, Nicolas
🇱🇺FIDE 4005104· Male· Luxembourg· Born in 1987
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Nicolas Valaize, a 39-year-old Luxembourgish player, is rated 1865 — just 28 short of his peak of 1893 (Mar 2024, age 37). He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and took a 17-month break between May 2024 and Nov 2025. Recent standard appearances include Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 5, Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 3-4, and Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 1. Also played 1 rapid event (including Gambit Rapid Open 2025) recently. He reached Luxembourgish #78 in Apr 2024.
Current rating
1865
Standard
Rpd1883·Blz—
All-time high
1893
−28 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 37
Mar 2024 · age 37
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#57,202
#57,202 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2024
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1882 → returned at 1869
May 2024
Peak Luxembourgish rank: #78
at age 37 · rated 1893
Apr 2024
Best 12-month gain (+73 Elo)
1820 → 1893
Apr 2024
All-time peak 1893
at age 37 · −28 from today
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 36
Apr 2023
2022
Crossed 1800
at age 35
Nov 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-17
1882 → 1865
Tournaments
3
4 games
Score
2/ 450.0%
2W0D2L
Top 1 win
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #15 | — | +4.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #77 | 1709 | -8.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #152 | 1008 | -13.0 |
Rankings
/
Luxembourg
#91
out of 294 players
Europe
#41,934
in continent
World
#57,201
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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