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Bukavec, Nikolaj
🇫🇷FIDE 651037440· Male· France· Born in 1984
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Nikolaj Bukavec, a 42-year-old French player, is rated 1688 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +30 Elo over the past 12 months. 33 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 4e tournois toutes rondes d'Ille et Mat - F, Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7, and 4e Festival International d'Echecs de Tours - Tournoi A ouvert a tous. Also played 1 rapid event recently.
Current rating
1688
Standard
Rpd1639·Blz—
All-time high
1688
at best
Jun 2026 · age 42
Jun 2026 · age 42
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#114,321
#114,321 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
All-time peak 1688
at age 42
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+364 Elo)
1269 → 1633
Jun 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 40
Jun 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 40
Jun 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 40
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 40
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+41
1647 → 1688
Tournaments
9
27 games
Score
13/ 2748.1%
12W2D13L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsLucas Chaumont1,787·4e Festival International d'Echecs de Tours - Tournoi A ouvert a tous·R1·+14.0
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/6 | #26 | 1801 | +22.6 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 3/7 | #4 | 1626 | -9.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #274 | 2518 | +23.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #271 | 2419 | +9.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #2278 | 927 | -7.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/7 | #73 | 1698 | +7.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #1940 | 971 | -6.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #1049 | 2550 | +13.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #2399 | 959 | -6.8 |
Rankings
/
France
#8,132
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#79,830
in continent
World
#114,317
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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