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Nield, Christopher

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FIDEFIDE 2410044· Male· Scotland· Born in 2004

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Christopher Nield, a 22-year-old Scottish player, is rated 1738. He has slipped back 44 Elo over the past 12 months. 37 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Round 9, Aberdeen Congress Open 2026, and Glasgow Congress Ken Stewart Open 2026. Also played 2 rapid and 6 blitz events (including 2025 UK Open Blitz: Glasgow Qualifier) recently. His peak of 1785 was reached at age 21 (Aug 2025).

At junior level, he reached #4 and #4 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

1738

Standard

Rpd1679·Blz1705

All-time high

1785

−47 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 21

Activity

35

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

37 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#96,605

#96,605 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
100 career games
at age 22
Mar 2026
2025
44th Scottish 20-35 player
at age 21 · rated 1785
Aug 2025
All-time peak 1785
at age 21 · −47 from today
Aug 2025
2024
4th Scottish U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1773
Aug 2024
Best 12-month gain (+352 Elo)
1421 → 1773
Aug 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 20
May 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
49th Blackpool Chess Conference 13-15 February 2026 - Major
perf 1931 (+157) · 2.5/5 · #16
Top opponent
vs Walter Burnett 1,971
Scottish Championship Weekend Congress 2025 · Jul 2025 · +4.9 Elo
Evolution
-41
1779 → 1738
Tournaments
12
43 games
Score
18.5/ 4343.0%
13W11D19L

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 12
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Round 9
Team
Apr 20260.5/1#181694-1.2
Aberdeen Congress Open 2026
Swiss
Apr 20261.5/5#181778+3.6
Glasgow Congress Ken Stewart Open 2026
Open Swiss
Mar 20260.5/4#661492-24.0
2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Rounds 7 and 8
Team
Mar 20261/1#592554-10.6
Richardson Cup 2026 Quarter-Final
Team
Mar 20260/1#391270-3.0
Worst Elo result: Glasgow Congress Ken Stewart Open 2026 (-24.0 Elo, finished #66).

Rankings

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Scotland
#263
out of 460 players
Europe
#68,696
in continent
World
#96,604
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2,840
2
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3
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3
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,717
8
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10
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68696🇬🇧Nield, Christopher1,738
World
1
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2,840
2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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96604🇬🇧Nield, Christopher1,738