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Metge, J. Nigel
🇳🇿FIDE 4300181· Male· New Zealand· Born in 1957
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J. Nigel Metge, a 69-year-old player, is rated 1895. He has fluctuated between 1861 and 1915 over the past 2 years. 20 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Hilton Bennett Memorial Masters 2026, 2025 North Shore Club Championship Rounds 6-9, and 2025 North Shore Club Championship Rounds 3-5. Also played 2 rapid (including 2025 Summit Rapid Open July) and 2 blitz events (including 2025 North Shore Lightning Championship) recently. He took a 212-month break between Apr 2001 and Jan 2019. His peak of 2152 was reached at age 44 (Jan 2001); he also reached #24 nationally in Apr 2002.
Current rating
1895
Standard
Rpd1832·Blz1769
All-time high
2152
−257 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 44
Jan 2001 · age 44
Activity
35
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#49,347
#49,347 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+125 Elo)
1780 → 1905
Feb 2025
2023
4th 65-70 player nationally
at age 66 · rated 1934
May 2023
2022
6-month rising streak
+63 Elo
Nov 2022
2021
100 career games
at age 64
Jan 2021
2019
3rd 60-65 player nationally
at age 62 · rated 2069
Jan 2019
2003
3rd 45-50 player nationally
at age 46 · rated 2130
Oct 2003
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-13
1908 → 1895
Tournaments
5
23 games
Score
14/ 2360.9%
11W6D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/3 | #40 | 1900 | -20.2 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 7/11 | #4 | 1946 | +16.8 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1/2 | #48 | 2025 | -13.8 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/3 | #8 | 1950 | +3.6 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2/1 | #20 | 2390 | +2.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKendrick Botong ZhangFM
🇳🇿NZL·2153
+4 −3 =3
10 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsNadia BraganzaWFM
🇳🇿NZL·1868
+6 −0 =3
9 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsIsabelle Yixuan NingCM
🇳🇿NZL·2114
+4 −5 =0
9 games·last met Jul 2023
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vsWilliam Rui LiuCM
🇳🇿NZL·2157
+2 −4 =2
8 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsJustin Zhide WangCM
🇳🇿NZL·2072
+3 −1 =3
7 games·last met Aug 2025
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Rankings
/
New Zealand
#80
out of 648 players
Asia-Pacific
#5,818
in continent
World
#49,346
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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