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Nichet, Vivian
🇫🇷FIDE 651092670· Male· France· Born in 1981
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Vivian Nichet, a 45-year-old French player, is rated 1480. He has held steady between 1450 and 1500 for 7 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent appearances: 23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Avenir and Championnat de France 2025 - Open E. Also played 3 rapid (including Tournois des Aventuriers Courtois 14 mars 2026) and 1 blitz events (including Championnat de France 2025 - Blitz) recently. He took a 21-month break between Nov 2023 and Sep 2025. His peak of 1542 was reached at age 44 (Sep 2025).
Current rating
1480
Standard
Rpd1488·Blz1432
All-time high
1542
−62 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 44
Sep 2025 · age 44
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#193,327
#193,327 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2025
Crossed 1500
at age 44
Sep 2025
All-time peak 1542
at age 44 · −62 from today
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+332 Elo)
1163 → 1495
May 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 43
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 43
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1159 → returned at 1542
Nov 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-15
1495 → 1480
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
9/ 1850.0%
7W4D7L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsJustin Fournier Rols1,429·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Avenir·R5·+16.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsOlivier Lafon1,434·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Avenir·R7·-23.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/8 | #152 | 1515 | -43.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/5 | #116 | 2328 | +29.2 |
Worst Elo result: 23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Avenir (-43.6 Elo, finished #152).
Rankings
/
France
#15,488
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#120,282
in continent
World
#193,244
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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