Nicholas, Koichi B

Koichi B Nicholas, a 42-year-old English player, is rated 2116 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +38 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, 2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 7-8, and 2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 5-6. Also played 2 rapid (including 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Super Rapidplay) and 4 blitz events (including European Blitz Chess Championship 2025) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 17 months (2002–2004), 47 months (2005–2009), 107 months (2009–2018) and 12 months (2018–2019). His peak of 2156 was reached at age 39 (Dec 2023).

At junior level, he reached #23 and #12 nationally in U20 and U18.