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Borne, Niels
FM🇫🇷FIDE 602876· Male· France· Born in 1970
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Niels Borne, a 56-year-old French FIDE Master, is rated 2076 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +24 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent appearances: Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r8-9 and 5e Festival International de La Plagne Soleil - Tournoi Maitre. Also played 2 rapid (including Les Internationaux de France Rapide 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Les Internationaux de France Blitz 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 35 months (2001–2004) and 13 months (2011–2012). His peak of 2346 was reached at age 36 (Oct 2006); he also reached French #92 in Jan 2001.
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 31).
Current rating
2076
Standard
Rpd2013·Blz2012
All-time high
2346
−270 pts below
Oct 2006 · age 36
Oct 2006 · age 36
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#17,743 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
16 entries2026
52nd French 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2084
Mar 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+38 Elo)
2054 → 2092
Aug 2025
2023
19th French 50-55 player
at age 53 · rated 2235
Jan 2023
2016
19th French 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2268
Apr 2016
2015
100 career games
at age 45
Jan 2015
2014
22nd French 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 2276
Apr 2014
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
5e Festival International de La Plagne Soleil - Tournoi Maitreperf 2240 (+148) · 4/9 · #88
Top opponent
Evolution
+24
2052 → 2076
Tournaments
3
12 games
Score
4/ 1233.3%
3W2D7L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsIoannis Papadopoulos2,237·5e Festival International de La Plagne Soleil - Tournoi Maitre·R4·+13.9
3.[W]vsEmilie AlfanoWFM2,226·5e Festival International de La Plagne Soleil - Tournoi Maitre·R3·+13.7
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsAniruddha DeshpandeFM2,263·5e Festival International de La Plagne Soleil - Tournoi Maitre·R7·-5.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #314 | 1353 | -8.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/2 | #316 | 1533 | -8.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/9 | #88 | 2240 | +39.6 |
Rankings
/
France
#922
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#12,964
in continent
World
#17,743
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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