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Towers, Nigel S

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FIDEFIDE 404071· Male· England· Born in 1954

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Nigel S Towers, a 72-year-old English player, is rated 1832. He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 13 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 7-8, 2026 Coventry Open Under 2000, and 2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 3-4. Also played 4 rapid (including Birmingham FIDE Rapid 15 plus 5 Open - 30 August) and 1 blitz events (including Birmingham FIDE Blitz 5 plus 3 - 30 August) recently. He took a 28-month break between Mar 2020 and Aug 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1866 was reached at age 65 (Sep 2019).

Current rating

1832

Standard

Rpd1755·Blz1751

All-time high

1866

−34 pts below
Sep 2019 · age 65

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#66,617

#66,617 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

16 entries
2025
46th English 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1854
May 2025
Best 12-month gain (+125 Elo)
1730 → 1855
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 70
Mar 2024
2020
41st English 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1858
Oct 2020
100 career games
at age 66
Mar 2020
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 1858 → returned at 1854
Mar 2020

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Giacomo Lorenzini 1,658
Milton Keynes Chess Congress 2025 - U1900 · Jun 2025 · +5.6 Elo
Evolution
+12
1820 → 1832
Tournaments
4
10 games
Score
6.5/ 1065.0%
4W5D1L
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsGavin Wang1,616·Milton Keynes Chess Congress 2025 - U1900·R5·-15.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 7-8
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#1311789-1.2
2026 Coventry Open Under 2000
Swiss
Feb 20262.5/3#14—+9.8
2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 3-4
Team
Jan 20261/1#982246+1.8
Milton Keynes Chess Congress 2025 - U1900
Swiss
Jun 20252.5/4#131725-10.2

Most-Played Opponents

vsBen Graff
🇬🇧ENG·1837
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsShahab Quraishi
🇬🇧ENG·1887
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Sep 2023
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vsPhilip Bull
🇬🇧ENG·1843
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Jun 2023
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Rankings

/
England
#1,065
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#48,565
in continent
World
#66,616
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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