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Salaun, Nicolas

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FIDEFIDE 616567· Male· France· Born in 1977

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Nicolas Salaun, a 49-year-old French player, is rated 2026. He has held steady between 2000 and 2050 for 14 months. 40 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 2 r7-9, Championnat de France 2025 - Open A, and 18eme Festival International d'Echecs de Marseille. Also played 6 rapid events (including 9e Rapide International de Cappelle la Grande) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 20 months (2004–2006), 20 months (2007–2009), 13 months (2012–2013) and 41 months (2014–2017). His peak of 2121 was reached at age 34 (Jul 2011).

Current rating

2026

Standard

Rpd2039·Blz2043

All-time high

2121

−95 pts below
Jul 2011 · age 34

Activity

25

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

40 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#23,744

#23,744 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2026
Best 12-month gain (+45 Elo)
1994 → 2039
Mar 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 48
May 2025
2024
100 career games
at age 47
Sep 2024
2014
Inactive for 41 months
paused at 2067 → returned at 2054
May 2014
2012
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2090 → returned at 2081
Mar 2012
2011
All-time peak 2121
at age 34 · −95 from today
Jul 2011

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Edouard Meddouri-Bernard 2,162
Championnat de France 2025 - Open A · Aug 2025 · +3.8 Elo
Evolution
-9
2035 → 2026
Tournaments
9
33 games
Score
17/ 3351.5%
10W14D9L

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
10eme Open International du Pays de Bray
Open Swiss
May 20264.5/7#101957-11.2
Team 2026 - Nationale 2 r7-9
Team
Mar 20262/3#1502009-2.0
Team 2026 - Nationale 2 r6
Team
Feb 20261/1#1362568+3.6
Team 2026 - Nationale 2 r5
Team
Jan 20261/1#1622868+11.2
Team 2026 - Nationale 2 r3-4
Team
Dec 20251.5/2#982084+3.4
Team 2026 - Nationale 2 r2
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#3582029+0.2
Team 2026 - Nationale 2 r1
Team
Oct 20250.5/1#3692036+0.4
Championnat de France 2025 - Open A
Open Swiss
Aug 20253.5/9#962044+1.4
18eme Festival International d'Echecs de Marseille
Open Swiss
Jul 20252.5/8#241964-15.8
Worst Elo result: 18eme Festival International d'Echecs de Marseille (-15.8 Elo, finished #24).

Rankings

/
France
#1,276
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#17,480
in continent
World
#23,744
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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France
1
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3
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2,626
4
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2,615
4
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2,615
6
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2,613
7
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2,610
8
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9
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10
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2,557
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1276🇫🇷Salaun, Nicolas2,026
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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17480🇫🇷Salaun, Nicolas2,026
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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23744🇫🇷Salaun, Nicolas2,026