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Birtwistle, Nigel

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FIDEFIDE 406945· Male· England· Born in 1968

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Nigel Birtwistle, a 58-year-old English player, is rated 2056 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +25 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 7-8, 2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 5-6, and 2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 3-4. Also played 3 rapid events (including 2026 British Rapidplay Championship) recently. His peak of 2229 was reached at age 42 (Jul 2010).

Current rating

2056

Standard

Rpd2028·Blz—

All-time high

2229

−173 pts below
Jul 2010 · age 42

Activity

20

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 9%

#20,040 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries
2024
27th English 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2085
Jan 2024
2022
15th English 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 2171
Oct 2022
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2123 → returned at 2138
Apr 2020
2017
30th English 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2163
May 2017
100 career games
at age 49
Apr 2017
2010
18th English 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2229
Nov 2010

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs David B GrahamCM 2,123
2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 5-6 · Feb 2026 · +12.3 Elo
Evolution
-12
2068 → 2056
Tournaments
6
20 games
Score
9.5/ 2047.5%
9W3D8L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 7-8
Team
Mar 20262/2#132750+15.2
2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 5-6
Team
Feb 20261.5/2#182197+8.6
2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 3-4
Team
Jan 20261.5/2#102248+12.0
2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 1-2
Team
Nov 20250/2#911272-18.0
Scarborough's 48th Congress - Open
Open Swiss
Oct 20252.5/5#261940-14.6
62nd Hull Congress Open
Swiss
Sep 20252/5#182051-15.0
Worst Elo result: 2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 1-2 (-18.0 Elo, finished #91).

Rankings

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England
#305
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#14,692
in continent
World
#20,040
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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305🇬🇧Birtwistle, Nigel2,056
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
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14692🇬🇧Birtwistle, Nigel2,056
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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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
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2,754
10
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2,753
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20040🇬🇧Birtwistle, Nigel2,056