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Edwards, Nicholas L
🇬🇧FIDE 414778· Male· England· Born in 1943
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Nicholas L Edwards, a 83-year-old English player, is rated 1790. He has fluctuated between 1790 and 1879 over the past 2 years. 13 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent appearances: Coulsdon Chess FIDE Rated Dicky White - April 2026 and Coulsdon Chess Summer Cup 2025 - Elite - July 2025. Also played 1 blitz event (including Couldsdon Chess Pressentation Evening 2025 Blitz) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 35 months (2006–2009) and 13 months (2011–2012). His peak of 2013 was reached at age 63 (Jul 2006).
Current rating
1790
Standard
Rpd1905·Blz1841
All-time high
2013
−223 pts below
Jul 2006 · age 63
Jul 2006 · age 63
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#79,521
#79,521 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 83
Apr 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+120 Elo)
1727 → 1847
Feb 2025
2024
11th English 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1879
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 81
Mar 2024
2019
13th English 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1887
Dec 2019
2014
100 career games
at age 71
Dec 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-16
1806 → 1790
Tournaments
8
10 games
Score
5.5/ 1055.0%
5W1D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 0.5/2 | #24 | 1584 | -11.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #25 | 2234 | +2.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #24 | 2398 | +5.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #56 | — | -13.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #32 | 2336 | +3.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #36 | 1742 | -4.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #57 | 1274 | -3.6 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 1/1 | #11 | 2500 | +7.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsIan L Snape
🇬🇧ENG·2067
+0 −14 =3
17 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsPaul G Jackson
🇬🇧ENG·1720
+5 −4 =8
17 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsNasir Rizvi
🇬🇧WLS·1980
+2 −9 =4
15 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsMatt Darville
🇬🇧ENG·1830
+6 −6 =2
14 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsGavin R LockCM
🇬🇧ENG·2047
+1 −7 =6
14 games·last met Jun 2022
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Rankings
/
England
#1,271
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#57,416
in continent
World
#79,519
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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