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Barrow, Nigel
🇦🇺FIDE 3206220· Male· Australia· Born in 1971
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Nigel Barrow, a 55-year-old Australian player, is rated 1940. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 12 months (2009–2010), 106 months (2015–2024) and 20 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: 2025 Geelong Open. His peak of 2141 was reached at age 38 (Apr 2009, Australian #68 at the time).
Current rating
1940
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2042
All-time high
2141
−201 pts below
Apr 2009 · age 38
Apr 2009 · age 38
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#38,775
#38,775 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2026
6th Australian 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 1940
May 2026
2024
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1960 → returned at 1941
Mar 2024
2015
Inactive for 106 months
paused at 1933 → returned at 1960
Apr 2015
2012
6th Australian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2101
Jan 2012
2009
Peak Australian rank: #68
at age 38 · rated 2141
Apr 2009
Crossed 2100
at age 38
Apr 2009
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-20
1960 → 1940
Tournaments
1
4 games
Score
2.5/ 462.5%
2W1D1L
Top 1 win
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/3 | #28 | 1949 | -19.6 |
Rankings
/
Australia
#185
out of 2,392 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,627
in continent
World
#38,775
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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