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Bourg, Nicolas
FM🇱🇺FIDE 4006160· Male· Luxembourg· Born in 2008
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Nicolas Bourg, a 18-year-old Luxembourgish FIDE Master, is rated 2266 — just 5 short of his peak of 2271 (Jan 2026, age 18) and ranked 2nd among Luxembourgish players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +184 Elo over the past 12 months. 86 rated games in the past year (≈55/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include European Individual Chess Championship 2026, grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, and Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 8-9. Also played 5 rapid (including 29. Echternacher Open) and 4 blitz events (including Mokate Blitz Tournament - XIII Katowice Chess Festival) recently. He reached Luxembourgish #2 in Apr 2026.
Awarded FM in 2025 (age 17) and CM in 2025 (age 17). At junior level, he reached #1, #1, #1 and #1 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2266
Standard
Rpd2130·Blz2289
All-time high
2271
−5 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 18
Jan 2026 · age 18
Activity
74
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
85 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#2
#2 · Luxembourgish players · of 242
Career timeline
17 entries2026
Peak Luxembourgish rank: #2
at age 18 · rated 2249
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 18
Mar 2026
1st Luxembourgish U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2271
Jan 2026
All-time peak 2271
at age 18 · −5 from today
Jan 2026
2025
FM title awardedFM
at age 17
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 17
Nov 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+152
2114 → 2266
Tournaments
19
83 games
Score
49/ 8359.0%
42W14D27L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/11 | #236 | 2271 | +12.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/8 | #223 | 2254 | +4.7 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #24 | 2322 | +8.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/5 | #26 | 2176 | +7.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/9 | #6 | 2277 | +50.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #114 | 3046 | +24.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #524 | 1603 | -12.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #132 | 1209 | -32.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/4 | #8 | 2224 | -0.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/9 | #43 | 2108 | -66.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRobert Ludewig
🇱🇺LUX·1845
+6 −1 =1
8 games·last met May 2024
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vsMatthieu Zeihen
🇱🇺LUX·2067
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsAleksei Aliferenko
🇺🇦UKR·2211
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsLouis Azorit
🇫🇷FRA·1851
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met May 2024
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vsStefan MaltezeanuCM
🇱🇺LUX·2199
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Sep 2023
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Rankings
/
Luxembourg
#2
out of 294 players
Europe
#3,554
in continent
World
#5,242
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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