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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 1604. He has slipped back 41 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - PAC Avril, Team 2026 - PAC Mars, and Team 2026 - PAC Fevrier. Also played 1 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
1604
Standard
Rpd1618·Blz1559
All-time high
1707
−103 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 67
Mar 2024 · age 67
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#145,482
#145,482 · players worldwide · of 218,279
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 · −103 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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
3eme festival international de Ceyreste et Cassis Echecs Open B -1900 Eloperf 1663 (+59) · 3.5/6 · #65
Evolution
-20
1624 → 1604
Tournaments
7
14 games
Score
5.5/ 1439.3%
5W2D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsLisa Taylor1,589·3eme festival international de Ceyreste et Cassis Echecs Open B -1900 Elo·R6·-10.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/6 | #65 | 1663 | -11.2 |
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 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #17 | 2380 | +8.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAchille Barbaresco
🇫🇷FRA·1748
+6 −5 =0
11 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsBaptiste Plaine
🇫🇷FRA·1582
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsGianni Antoniotti
🇫🇷FRA·1425
+4 −2 =0
6 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsMilan Gonzalez De Linares
🇫🇷FRA·1978
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsHocine Mouhieddine
🇫🇷FRA·1865
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Mar 2024
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Rankings
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France
#11,084
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#97,500
in continent
World
#145,470
out of 400,000+
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