Format
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Nivet, Gildas
🇫🇷FIDE 664758· Male· France· Born in 1985
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Gildas Nivet, a 41-year-old French player, is rated 1822 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +74 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent appearances: Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7 and 24th Rochefort Chess Festival - Accession. Also played 1 rapid event (including 4eme rapide de Saint-Porchaire - Tournoi principal (GPL PCH)) recently. He took a 30-month break between Aug 2021 and Mar 2024.
Current rating
1822
Standard
Rpd1810·Blz—
All-time high
1822
at best
May 2026 · age 41
May 2026 · age 41
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#69,488
#69,488 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2026
All-time peak 1822
at age 41
May 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 41
Mar 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 41
Mar 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+144 Elo)
1639 → 1783
Mar 2024
2021
Crossed 1600
at age 36
Aug 2021
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 1639 → returned at 1783
Aug 2021
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+74
1748 → 1822
Tournaments
5
15 games
Score
10.5/ 1570.0%
11W1D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #93 | 2589 | +19.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/9 | #29 | 1803 | +14.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #134 | 2397 | +10.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #1001 | 2545 | +19.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #197 | 2396 | +12.0 |
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
France
#4,366
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#50,547
in continent
World
#69,488
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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