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Bower-Costigan, Niall

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FIDEFIDE 343110500· Male· England· Born in 1999

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Niall Bower-Costigan, a 27-year-old English player, is rated 1647. He has slipped back 74 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year. Recent appearances: 2025 MCC Greg Hjorth Open and 2025 MCC Spring Classic. His peak of 1721 was reached at age 26 (Oct 2025).

Current rating

1647

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1721

−74 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 26

Activity

21

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#128,810

#128,810 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

5 entries
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 26
Oct 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 26
Oct 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 26
Oct 2025
All-time peak 1721
at age 26 · −74 from today
Oct 2025
First FIDE rating
1721 · at age 26
Oct 2025

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Kenny Tran 1,815
2025 MCC Spring Classic · Sep 2025 · +25.3 Elo
Evolution
-74
1721 → 1647
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
7.5/ 1550.0%
6W3D6L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsKenny Tran1,815·2025 MCC Spring Classic·R5·+25.3
2.[W]vsBrodie Driscoll-Court1,710·2025 MCC Spring Classic·R3·+19.4
3.[W]vsBella Xia1,506·2025 MCC Greg Hjorth Open·R8·+12.2
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsNoah Wang1,462·2025 MCC Greg Hjorth Open·R3·-29.8
2.[L]vsShanaya Guha1,491·2025 MCC Greg Hjorth Open·R2·-28.5
3.[L]vsNarelle S SzuvegesWIM1,671·2025 MCC Spring Classic·R1·-22.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 MCC Greg Hjorth Open
Open Swiss
Oct 20254/7#561566-72.8
2025 MCC Spring Classic
Open Swiss
Sep 20253.5/7#1516980.0
Worst Elo result: 2025 MCC Greg Hjorth Open (-72.8 Elo, finished #56).

Rankings

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England
#1,991
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#88,331
in continent
World
#128,804
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
England
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3
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4
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5
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2,597
6
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2,594
7
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2,537
8
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2,529
9
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2,514
10
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2,506
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1991🇬🇧Bower-Costigan, Niall1,647
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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88331🇬🇧Bower-Costigan, Niall1,647
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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5
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2,776
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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2,754
10
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