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Nicot, Valentin
CM🇫🇷FIDE 651002477· Male· France· Born in 2013
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Valentin Nicot, a 13-year-old French Candidate Master, is rated 2221 — his current career high and ranked 6th among French players under 14, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 1953 and 2221 over the past 2 years. 171 rated games in the past year (≈115/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Championnat de France des Jeunes 2026 - U14, 10eme open de Saint-Marcel (-2400), and 55eme Open Fide de Gonfreville l'Orcher Trophee Claude Leroyer (-2400). Also played 4 rapid (including 1er Rapide International de Noisiel) and 4 blitz events (including Championnat de France 2025 - Blitz) recently.
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 12). At junior level, he reached World #22 in U12, World #13 in U10, World #17 in U8 and #7 nationally in U14.
Current rating
2221
Standard
Rpd2129·Blz2115
All-time high
2221
at best
Jun 2026 · age 13
Jun 2026 · age 13
Activity
145
games / yr avg. · ≈12/mo
156 past 12 mo · ≈13/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#6
#6 · French players under 14 · of 1,204
Career timeline
21 entries2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 13
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2221
at age 13
Jun 2026
7th French U14 player
at age 13 · rated 2174
Mar 2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 13
Jan 2026
2025
22nd U12 player worldwide
at age 12 · rated 2206
Jun 2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 12
Jun 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+64
2157 → 2221
Tournaments
28
146 games
Score
88.5/ 14660.6%
64W49D33L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
19 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6/7 | #1 | 2379 | +73.2 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/5 | #3 | 2160 | +2.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/9 | #12 | 2203 | +32.3 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/5 | #3 | 1917 | -30.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/7 | #5 | 2176 | +22.1 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #132 | 2239 | +7.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #9 | 3045 | +24.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #401 | 1999 | -18.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/9 | #217 | 2026 | -56.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #10 | 2949 | +19.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAnna Nicot
🇫🇷FRA·1726
+11 −3 =0
14 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsDaniel Yastrebov
🇫🇷FRA·2106
+3 −3 =2
8 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsMathis Thibous
🇫🇷FRA·2195
+2 −1 =4
7 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsHugo Bocquenet-DrouodeCM
🇫🇷FRA·2114
+4 −0 =3
7 games·last met May 2025
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vsPatrick Sole
🇫🇷FRA·1811
+5 −1 =1
7 games·last met Mar 2025
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Rankings
/
France
#334
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#4,925
in continent
World
#7,103
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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