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Nield, Christopher
🇬🇧FIDE 2410044· Male· Scotland· Born in 2004
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Christopher Nield, a 22-year-old Scottish player, is rated 1713. He has slipped back 66 Elo over the past 12 months. 48 rated games in the past year (≈33/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Perth Congress 2026 - Open, 2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Round 9, and Aberdeen Congress 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
1713
Standard
Rpd1679·Blz1724
All-time high
1785
−72 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 21
Aug 2025 · age 21
Activity
37
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
47 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#105,220
#105,220 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
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 · −72 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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
49th Blackpool Chess Conference 13-15 February 2026 - Majorperf 1931 (+157) · 2.5/5 · #16
Top opponent
Evolution
-53
1766 → 1713
Tournaments
13
52 games
Score
17.5/ 5233.7%
11W17D24L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 1.5/6 | #42 | 1599 | -21.0 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 1.5/5 | #29 | 1713 | -4.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #18 | 1694 | -1.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/5 | #18 | 1778 | +3.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/4 | #66 | 1492 | -24.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #59 | 2554 | -10.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #39 | 1270 | -3.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #37 | 1601 | -8.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/5 | #16 | 1931 | +20.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/3 | #37 | 1685 | -7.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHaruo Uegaki
🇬🇧SCO·1839
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsDerek McCormack
🇬🇧SCO·1926
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJim Robertson
🇬🇧SCO·1521
+4 −0 =2
6 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsNicolas Skettos
🇨🇾CYP·1969
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
/
Scotland
#282
out of 459 players
Europe
#74,251
in continent
World
#105,217
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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