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Nelis, Jean-Francois
🇲🇨FIDE 623830· Male· Monaco· Born in 1968
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Jean-Francois Nelis, a 58-year-old player, is rated 2045 and sitting in the top 10% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and took a 16-month break between Jun 2024 and Nov 2025. Recent appearance: Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7. Also played 1 rapid (including 1er Championnat de Monaco de Rapide 2025) and 1 blitz events (including 1er Championnat de Monaco de Blitz 2025) recently. His peak of 2243 was reached at age 41 (Apr 2009, #4 nationally at the time); he spent 47 months in top 10.
Competes for Monaco since Apr 2009.
Current rating
2045
Standard
Rpd2004·Blz2138
All-time high
2243
−198 pts below
Apr 2009 · age 41
Apr 2009 · age 41
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 10%
#21,359 · players worldwide · of 218,279
47 months in National top 10 (2001–2019)
47 months in National top 10 (2001–2019)
Career timeline
17 entries2026
1st 55-60 player nationally
at age 58 · rated 2045
Jun 2026
2024
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2040 → returned at 2042
Jun 2024
2020
2nd 50-55 player nationally
at age 52 · rated 2150
Oct 2020
2019
47 months in national top 10
longest streak 15 months · since Jan 2001
Apr 2019
2018
Best 12-month gain (+54 Elo)
2119 → 2173
Oct 2018
2014
1st 45-50 player nationally
at age 46 · rated 2229
Apr 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+5
2040 → 2045
Tournaments
5
6 games
Score
5/ 683.3%
5W0D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #150 | 2637 | +10.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #1874 | 1082 | -14.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #940 | 2629 | +4.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #370 | 2572 | +3.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #488 | 2425 | +1.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKarl Johan Ribbegren
🇲🇨MNC·2080
+5 −3 =2
10 games·last met May 2021
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vsPierre VillegasIM
🇲🇨MNC·2267
+0 −5 =3
8 games·last met May 2023
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vsIgor EfimovGM
🇲🇨MNC·2318
+0 −6 =1
7 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsPatrick Van HoolandtFM
🇲🇨MNC·2013
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsJean-Michel Rapaire
🇲🇨MNC·1710
+3 −0 =2
5 games·last met May 2023
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Rankings
/
Monaco
#11
out of 59 players
Europe
#15,690
in continent
World
#21,359
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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