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Brunner, Nicolas
IM🇫🇷FIDE 620246· Male· France· Born in 1984
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Nicolas Brunner, a 42-year-old French International Master, is rated 2409 and sitting in the top 1% of French players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2400 and 2450 for 3 years. 50 rated games in the past year (≈54/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM NLA 2026 round 2, 1. Bundesliga AUT 2025-2026 Round 6-11, and SMM NLA 2026 round 1. Also played 1 rapid (including 10e Festival de Noel de Mundolsheim - Rapide Individuel) and 1 blitz events (including 10e Festival de Noel de Mundolsheim - Blitz Individuel) recently. His peak of 2480 was reached at age 33 (Jul 2017); he also reached French #34 in Jan 2017.
Awarded IM in 2007 (age 23) and FM in 2005 (age 21). At junior level, he reached #17 and #9 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2409
Standard
Rpd2342·Blz2277
All-time high
2480
−71 pts below
Jul 2017 · age 33
Jul 2017 · age 33
Activity
40
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
50 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#55 · French players · of 17,591
Career timeline
18 entries2025
10th French 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2429
Oct 2025
2017
All-time peak 2480
at age 33 · −71 from today
Jul 2017
Peak French rank: #34
at age 33 · rated 2476
Jan 2017
2016
1,000 career games
at age 32
Aug 2016
2009
Re-crossed 2400
at age 25
Jul 2009
500 career games
at age 25
Jul 2009
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-19
2428 → 2409
Tournaments
19
41 games
Score
22.5/ 4154.9%
11W23D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
17 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #6 | 3026 | +2.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/3 | #70 | 2327 | -3.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #10 | 3058 | +3.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #644 | 2376 | -0.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #7 | 2829 | +0.9 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #856 | 2388 | -0.3 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/3 | #33 | 2419 | +0.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #418 | 2310 | -1.3 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #15 | 2486 | +2.1 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2/5 | #44 | 2389 | -2.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsChristian BauerGM
🇫🇷FRA·2557
+0 −10 =1
11 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsAlexis CahenFM
🇲🇨MNC·2093
+8 −0 =1
9 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsMatthieu CornetteGM
🇫🇷FRA·2559
+0 −3 =5
8 games·last met Feb 2020
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vsAlexandre PigeatFM
🇫🇷FRA·2245
+3 −1 =3
7 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsErnesto Dillenschneider
🇫🇷FRA·2157
+4 −0 =2
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
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France
#55
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#955
in continent
World
#1,511
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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