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Cooper, Nigel
🇳🇿FIDE 4300840· Male· New Zealand· Born in 1943
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Nigel Cooper, a 83-year-old player, is rated 1625. He has held steady between 1600 and 1650 for 2 years. 25 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent appearances: Hilton Bennett Memorial Masters 2026 and NZ Seniors & Veterans Chess Championships 2025. Also played 1 rapid event (including 2026 Latvian Tournament B Grade) recently. His peak of 1872 was reached at age 65 (Jul 2008); he also reached #82 nationally in Jan 2010.
Current rating
1625
Standard
Rpd1613·Blz1788
All-time high
1872
−247 pts below
Jul 2008 · age 65
Jul 2008 · age 65
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#137,521
#137,521 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2024
5th 80+ player nationally
at age 81 · rated 1683
Apr 2024
Best 12-month gain (+193 Elo)
1490 → 1683
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 81
Mar 2024
2021
Re-crossed 1600
at age 78
Jan 2021
2020
2nd 75-80 player nationally
at age 77 · rated 1576
Oct 2020
2018
Re-crossed 1600
at age 75
Sep 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+12
1613 → 1625
Tournaments
3
22 games
Score
7.5/ 2234.1%
4W7D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/3 | #31 | 1952 | -0.6 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 2/11 | #11 | 1612 | -13.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/5 | #8 | 1808 | +25.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHelen MilliganCM
🇳🇿NZL·1911
+0 −9 =0
9 games·last met Sep 2017
View head-to-head →
vsVivian J SmithWFM
🇳🇿NZL·1735
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met Oct 2022
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vsSimon Lyall
🇳🇿NZL·1819
+1 −3 =3
7 games·last met Jul 2021
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vsBenjamin U LimCM
🇳🇿NZL·1903
+0 −6 =1
7 games·last met Dec 2020
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vsRobert List
🇳🇿NZL·1660
+2 −5 =0
7 games·last met Jul 2019
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Rankings
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New Zealand
#272
out of 648 players
Asia-Pacific
#21,246
in continent
World
#137,513
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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