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Dennis, Nigel W

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FIDEFIDE 408913· Male· England· Born in 1944

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Nigel W Dennis, a 82-year-old English player, is rated 1785. He has slipped back 39 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 99th Hastings International Chess Congress - New Year Under 2050, 49th Guernsey International Chess Festival - Challengers Tournament, and 3rd Torquay Riviera Congress (AM U2000). Also played 3 rapid events (including The 1st Nigel Dennis Cup Round 3, 23 March 2026) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 26 months (2001–2003), 23 months (2004–2006) and 30 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2070 was reached at age 57 (Jan 2001).

Current rating

1785

Standard

Rpd1794·Blz—

All-time high

2070

−285 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 57

Activity

18

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#81,083

#81,083 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

22 entries
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 81
Nov 2025
17th English 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1862
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+89 Elo)
1803 → 1892
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1800
at age 79
Nov 2023
2022
14th English 75-80 player
at age 78 · rated 1852
Nov 2022
2020
Re-crossed 1800
at age 76
Feb 2020

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Trefor F Thynne 1,896
3rd Torquay Riviera Congress (AM U2000) · Aug 2025 · +2.9 Elo
Evolution
-39
1824 → 1785
Tournaments
4
23 games
Score
10/ 2343.5%
6W8D9L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
99th Hastings International Chess Congress - New Year Under 2050
Swiss
Dec 20251.5/4#181640-16.2
49th Guernsey International Chess Festival - Challengers Tournament
Swiss
Oct 20254.5/7#31828+7.8
3rd Torquay Riviera Congress (AM U2000)
Swiss
Aug 20251.5/5#151724-14.2
2025 British Championship: Over 65
Open Swiss
Aug 20252.5/7#611748-16.6
Worst Elo result: 2025 British Championship: Over 65 (-16.6 Elo, finished #61).

Rankings

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England
#1,301
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#58,482
in continent
World
#81,081
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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7
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8
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9
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10
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1301🇬🇧Dennis, Nigel W1,785
Europe
1
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2
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5
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7
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8
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9
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10
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58482🇬🇧Dennis, Nigel W1,785
World
1
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2,841
2
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6
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2,767
7
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8
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81081🇬🇧Dennis, Nigel W1,785