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Nicolas, Philippe
🇫🇷FIDE 653010493· Male· France· Born in 1957
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Philippe Nicolas, a 69-year-old French player, is rated 1615. He has slipped back 30 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - PAC Avril, Team 2026 - PAC Mars, and Team 2026 - PAC Fevrier. Also played 2 rapid (including 9eme rapide des cassis chess days) and 1 blitz events (including 46eme blitz de Cassis) recently. His peak of 1707 was reached at age 67 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1615
Standard
Rpd1618·Blz1559
All-time high
1707
−92 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 67
Mar 2024 · age 67
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#140,684
#140,684 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+259 Elo)
1448 → 1707
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 67
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1707
at age 67 · −92 from today
Mar 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 67
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1500
at age 66
Nov 2023
Crossed 1500
at age 66
May 2023
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-30
1645 → 1615
Tournaments
7
14 games
Score
4.5/ 1432.1%
4W2D8L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMaxime Ghio1,797·2eme festival international de Ceyreste et Cassis Echecs - Open B (-1900)·R2·+14.6
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsWannis Aouf1,470·2eme festival international de Ceyreste et Cassis Echecs - Open B (-1900)·R5·-14.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #82 | 2425 | +10.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #256 | 1001 | -5.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #272 | 902 | -7.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #207 | 878 | -8.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #251 | 928 | -7.4 |
Worst Elo result: 2eme festival international de Ceyreste et Cassis Echecs - Open B (-1900) (-20.4 Elo, finished #75).
Rankings
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France
#10,636
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#94,935
in continent
World
#140,675
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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