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Colter, Nigel
🇬🇧FIDE 414271· Male· England· Born in 1954
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Nigel Colter, a 72-year-old English player, is rated 1766. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 24 months (2014–2016), 35 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 22 months (2023–2025). Recent appearance: 2025 London Christmas Congress Major (U1940). His peak of 1849 was reached at age 53 (Oct 2007).
Current rating
1766
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1849
−83 pts below
Oct 2007 · age 53
Oct 2007 · age 53
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#87,208
#87,208 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2025
67th English 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1773
Nov 2025
Best 12-month gain (+113 Elo)
1660 → 1773
Feb 2025
2023
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1660 → returned at 1773
Mar 2023
2020
70th English 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1671
Oct 2020
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1671 → returned at 1662
Feb 2020
2019
100 career games
at age 65
Feb 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-7
1773 → 1766
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
3/ 650.0%
1W4D1L
Top 1 win
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/4 | #7 | 1800 | -6.8 |
Rankings
/
England
#1,391
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#62,615
in continent
World
#87,206
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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