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Castel, Nicolas
🇫🇷FIDE 80455026· Male· France· Born in 1978
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Nicolas Castel, a 48-year-old French player, is rated 1580 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - PDL Avril, Team 2026 - PDL Fevrier, and Team 2026 - PDL Janvier. Also played 3 rapid events (including Grand Prix de Montjean-sur-Loire 2026 tournoi A) recently.
Current rating
1580
Standard
Rpd1569·Blz—
All-time high
1580
at best
Jan 2026 · age 48
Jan 2026 · age 48
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#154,013
#154,013 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
5 entries2026
Crossed 1500
at age 48
Jan 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 48
Jan 2026
Crossed 1200
at age 48
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1580
at age 48
Jan 2026
First FIDE rating
1580 · at age 48
Jan 2026
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
—
Tournaments
5
11 games
Score
4.5/ 1140.9%
4W1D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #80 | 2418 | +23.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #322 | 926 | -11.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #287 | 973 | -10.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/5 | #17 | 1489 | 0.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/1 | #2537 | 839 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
France
#11,914
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#101,958
in continent
World
#153,997
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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