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Le Gal, Nicolas
🇫🇷FIDE 652003868· Male· France· Born in 2010
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Nicolas Le Gal, a 16-year-old French player, is rated 1945 — just 17 short of his peak of 1962 (Feb 2026, age 16). He is climbing fast, having gained +145 Elo over the past 12 months. 52 rated games in the past year (≈49/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 1 Jeunes r7, Championnat de France des Jeunes 2026 - U16, and Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r7-9. Also played 6 rapid (including Les Internationaux de France Rapide 2025) and 1 blitz events (including 2eme Tournoi de Gata - Grand Tournoi de Blitz du C'Chartres Echecs) recently.
At junior level, he reached #78 nationally in U16.
Current rating
1945
Standard
Rpd1822·Blz1682
All-time high
1962
−17 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 16
Feb 2026 · age 16
Activity
55
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
51 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#37,691
#37,691 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
78th French U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1962
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1962
at age 16 · −17 from today
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 15
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 15
Jun 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 15
Mar 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 15
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+145
1800 → 1945
Tournaments
15
54 games
Score
27/ 5450.0%
21W13D20L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #70 | 1985 | +4.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #58 | 1986 | +34.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #554 | 1960 | +6.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #81 | 1164 | -17.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/7 | #2 | 1820 | -24.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/2 | #132 | 1139 | -42.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #10 | 2782 | +21.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #59 | 2329 | +47.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/8 | #39 | 2072 | +67.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #766 | 1878 | +7.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSasha Guerin
🇫🇷FRA·1885
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsVadim Henry
🇫🇷FRA·1694
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsInoue Prime
🇫🇷FRA·1879
+4 −2 =0
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsThomas Busson
🇫🇷FRA·1947
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Nov 2024
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Rankings
/
France
#2,188
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#27,856
in continent
World
#37,690
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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