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Nelis, Jean-Francois

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FIDEFIDE 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

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 10%

#21,328 · players worldwide · of 216,808
47 months in National top 10 (2001–2019)

Career timeline

17 entries
2026
1st 55-60 player nationally
at age 58 · rated 2049
Jan 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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Ylan Visconti 1,950
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7 · Mar 2026 · +7.3 Elo
Evolution
+5
2040 → 2045
Tournaments
5
6 games
Score
5/ 683.3%
5W0D1L
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsSamuel Lorach1,882·Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r4·R1·-14.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7
Team
Mar 20262/2#1502637+10.4
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r4
Team
Jan 20260/1#18741082-14.4
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r3
Team
Dec 20251/1#9402629+4.4
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r2
Team
Nov 20251/1#3702572+3.4
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r1
Team
Oct 20251/1#4882425+1.6

Rankings

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Monaco
#11
out of 56 players
Europe
#15,667
in continent
World
#21,328
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Monaco
1
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3
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4
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2,288
5
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2,267
6
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7
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8
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2,093
9
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10
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2,080
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11🇲🇨Nelis, Jean-Francois2,045
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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15667🇲🇨Nelis, Jean-Francois2,045
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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21328🇲🇨Nelis, Jean-Francois2,045