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Nicholson, David

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FIDEFIDE 28579410· Male· Italy· Born in 1957

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David Nicholson, a 69-year-old Italian player, is rated 1817 — just 24 short of his peak of 1841 (Jun 2025, age 68). He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 15 months. 37 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CIS 2026 - Serie B Girone 22, FE 6 Roma citta' aperta - B, and World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 65.

Current rating

1817

Standard

Rpd1870·Blz1752

All-time high

1841

−24 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 68

Activity

28

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#71,063

#71,063 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

7 entries
2025
All-time peak 1841
at age 68 · −24 from today
Jun 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 68
Apr 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+199 Elo)
1575 → 1774
Jul 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 67
Apr 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1600
at age 66
Oct 2023
2022
Crossed 1600
at age 65
Oct 2022

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Peter Ilyes 1,949
World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 65 · Oct 2025 · +3.3 Elo
Evolution
-24
1841 → 1817
Tournaments
5
35 games
Score
16.5/ 3547.1%
14W5D16L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsLorenzo Zanda1,602·OP 2 Chess ta cosa bella·R7·-15.8
2.[L]vsAntonio Secchi1,700·CR Sardegna 2026·R6·-13.2
3.[L]vsJohn Cassidy1,880·FE 6 Roma citta' aperta - B·R6·-8.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
CR Sardegna 2026
Open Swiss
May 20264/7#141829-5.2
CIS 2026 - Serie B Girone 22
Team
Mar 20262.5/4#51849+6.0
FE 6 Roma citta' aperta - B
Open Swiss
Dec 20251.5/6#691707-19.0
World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 65
Open Swiss
Oct 20254.5/11#1771827-3.6
OP 2 Chess ta cosa bella
Open Swiss
Aug 20254/7#191792-7.2
Worst Elo result: FE 6 Roma citta' aperta - B (-19.0 Elo, finished #69).

Rankings

/
Italy
#2,188
out of 9,142 players
Europe
#51,624
in continent
World
#71,062
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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6
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7
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8
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10
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2188🇮🇹Nicholson, David1,817
Europe
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5
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7
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9
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10
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51624🇮🇹Nicholson, David1,817
World
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2
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6
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7
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8
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71062🇮🇹Nicholson, David1,817