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Nicolas, Didier
🇫🇷FIDE 45110182· Male· France· Born in 1960
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Didier Nicolas, a 66-year-old French player, is rated 1743 — just 16 short of his peak of 1759 (Apr 2024, age 64). He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 15 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7, Team 2026 - 60mn Mars, and Championnat du Loir-et-Cher 2026 - Saint-Aignan (-2400). Also played 2 rapid (including 12eme rapide de St-Pierre-des-Corps - Tournoi A (tous niveaux)) and 1 blitz events (including 1er Festival des horloges - Blitz) recently.
Current rating
1743
Standard
Rpd1734·Blz1719
All-time high
1759
−16 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 64
Apr 2024 · age 64
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#94,989
#94,989 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+141 Elo)
1600 → 1741
Jun 2024
All-time peak 1759
at age 64 · −16 from today
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 64
Mar 2024
2021
100 career games
at age 61
Nov 2021
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 57
Mar 2017
2015
Crossed 1600
at age 55
May 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
4e Festival International d'Echecs de Tours - Tournoi A ouvert a tousperf 1820 (+85) · 3/7 · #59
Top opponent
Evolution
+16
1727 → 1743
Tournaments
4
23 games
Score
8/ 2334.8%
13W2D8L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsLucien Aubert1,796·4e Festival International d'Echecs de Tours - Tournoi A ouvert a tous·R6·+11.7
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsTimothe Mareau2,004·4e Festival International d'Echecs de Tours - Tournoi A ouvert a tous·R4·-3.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #3105 | 672 | -16.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #340 | 2416 | +13.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/4 | #18 | 2048 | +10.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/7 | #59 | 1820 | +9.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHadrien Reuillon
🇫🇷FRA·1923
+3 −6 =1
10 games·last met Nov 2020
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vsRodolphe Prevot
🇫🇷FRA·1925
+1 −6 =2
9 games·last met Nov 2020
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vsFlorian Claude
🇫🇷FRA·1850
+5 −1 =2
8 games·last met Nov 2020
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vsRezan Budak
🇫🇷FRA·2057
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met May 2024
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vsTitouan Escaille
🇫🇷FRA·1811
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Feb 2020
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Rankings
/
France
#6,445
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#67,713
in continent
World
#94,987
out of 400,000+
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