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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 12 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

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

Signature stat

#66,579

#66,579 · players worldwide · of 216,808

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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Giacomo Lorenzini 1,658
Milton Keynes Chess Congress 2025 - U1900 · Jun 2025 · +5.6 Elo
Evolution
+2
1830 → 1832
Tournaments
5
13 games
Score
7.5/ 1357.7%
5W5D3L
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsGavin Wang1,616·Milton Keynes Chess Congress 2025 - U1900·R5·-15.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 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
2025 Leamington Open Under 2000
Swiss
May 20251/3#20—-23.8
Worst Elo result: 2025 Leamington Open Under 2000 (-23.8 Elo, finished #20).

Rankings

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England
#1,076
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#48,529
in continent
World
#66,579
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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