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Davies, Nigel R

GM🇬🇧

FIDEFIDE 404420· Male· England· Born in 1960

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Nigel R Davies, a 66-year-old English Grandmaster, is rated 2276 and sitting in the top 3% of English players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has slipped back 38 Elo over the past 12 months. 47 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 6th 4NCL Easter Congress Open, Hit open A 2026, and Scarborough's 48th Congress - Open. He took a 117-month break between Sep 2009 and Jul 2019. His peak of 2523 was reached at age 44 (Jul 2004, World #439 at the time).

Competes for England since Jul 2022. Awarded GM in 2001 (age 41).

Current rating

2276

Standard

Rpd2393·Blz—

All-time high

2523

−247 pts below
Jul 2004 · age 44

Activity

52

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

47 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 3%

#75 · English players · of 2,546

Career timeline

17 entries
2026
95th 65-70 player worldwide
at age 66 · rated 2290
Mar 2026
2022
Switched federation: WLS → ENG
at age 62
Jul 2022
2021
11th 60-65 player worldwide
at age 61 · rated 2483
Jul 2021
2020
27th 55-60 player worldwide
at age 60 · rated 2483
Mar 2020
2015
Switched federation: ENG → WLS
at age 55
Jul 2015
2009
Inactive for 117 months
paused at 2494 → returned at 2484
Sep 2009

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Stephen J GordonGM 2,469
2025 British Championship · Aug 2025 · +7.3 Elo
Evolution
-40
2316 → 2276
Tournaments
6
46 games
Score
23.5/ 4651.1%
18W18D10L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsStephen J GordonGM2,469·2025 British Championship·R3·+7.3
2.[W]vsDavid StevanicFM2,359·Hit open A 2026·R8·+6.0
3.[W]vsTrisha KanyamaralaWGM2,178·2025 British Championship·R6·+3.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
6th 4NCL Easter Congress Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20263.5/6#19—-14.0
Hit open A 2026
Open Swiss
Jan 20265.5/8#122298+4.1
Scarborough's 48th Congress - Open
Open Swiss
Oct 20253.5/5#92212-3.4
62nd Hull Congress Open
Swiss
Sep 20253.5/5#62270-5.5
2025 British Championship
Open Swiss
Aug 20254.5/9#552328+3.7
11th Cesme International Open Chess Tournament - A
Open Swiss
Jun 20253/8#1352085-24.6
Worst Elo result: 11th Cesme International Open Chess Tournament - A (-24.6 Elo, finished #135).

Rankings

/
England
#75
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#3,264
in continent
World
#4,858
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
England
1
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2
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2,665
3
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2,639
4
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2,629
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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75🇬🇧Davies, Nigel R2,276
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
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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2,735
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
...
3264🇬🇧Davies, Nigel R2,276
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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4858🇬🇧Davies, Nigel R2,276