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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

Rpd2390·Blz—

All-time high

2523

−247 pts below
Jul 2004 · age 44

Activity

50

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 3%

#75 · English players · of 2,574

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

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Stephen J GordonGM 2,469
2025 British Championship · Aug 2025 · +7.3 Elo
Evolution
-40
2316 → 2276
Tournaments
6
38 games
Score
24/ 3863.2%
17W14D7L
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
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsIlia Malinovskii2,155·62nd Hull Congress Open·R2·-6.8
2.[L]vsStanley BadacsonyiFM2,286·Scarborough's 48th Congress - Open·R5·-5.0
3.[L]vsRajat MakkarIM2,406·2025 British Championship·R7·-3.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Open S50
Team
Apr 20263.5/5#11422690.0
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

Rankings

/
England
#75
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#3,285
in continent
World
#4,881
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
England
1
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2,666
2
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2,665
3
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2,639
4
🇬🇧Adams, MichaelFollow Michael AdamsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,622
5
🇬🇧McShane, Luke JFollow Luke J McShaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,597
6
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2,594
7
🇬🇧Fernandez, Daniel HowardFollow Daniel Howard FernandezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,539
8
🇬🇧Wadsworth, Matthew JFollow Matthew J WadsworthTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,516
9
🇬🇧Nunn, John D MFollow John D M NunnTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,512
10
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2,506
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75🇬🇧Davies, Nigel R2,276
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
4
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,744
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
7
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,713
...
3285🇬🇧Davies, Nigel R2,276
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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4881🇬🇧Davies, Nigel R2,276