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Nicholson, Tom

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FIDEFIDE 4321499· Male· New Zealand· Born in 1975

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Tom Nicholson, a 51-year-old player, is rated 1603. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: Merv Morrison Memorial 2025. His peak of 1767 was reached at age 49 (Jun 2024).

Current rating

1603

Standard

Rpd1726·Blz—

All-time high

1767

−164 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 49

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#145,882

#145,882 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

7 entries
2026
14th 50-55 player nationally
at age 51 · rated 1603
Jun 2026
2025
8th 45-50 player nationally
at age 50 · rated 1767
Apr 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 49
Jun 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 49
Jun 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 49
Jun 2024
All-time peak 1767
at age 49 · −164 from today
Jun 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Syed Muhammad Omar Bukhari 1,794
48th Trusts Chess Open B · May 2026 · +30.0 Elo
Evolution
-35
1638 → 1603
Tournaments
1
11 games
Score
1.5/ 1113.6%
3W1D7L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsSyed Muhammad Omar Bukhari1,794·48th Trusts Chess Open B·R4·+30.0
2.[W]vsStephen K Jones1,555·48th Trusts Chess Open B·R3·+17.3
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsRyan Yueyan Chen1,596·48th Trusts Chess Open B·R1·-20.4
2.[L]vsEva LourencoWCM1,614·48th Trusts Chess Open B·R2·-19.4
3.[L]vsChris Joel1,635·48th Trusts Chess Open B·R6·-18.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Merv Morrison Memorial 2025
Swiss
Oct 20251.5/3#451818-34.4
Worst Elo result: Merv Morrison Memorial 2025 (-34.4 Elo, finished #45).

Rankings

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New Zealand
#292
out of 648 players
Asia-Pacific
#23,583
in continent
World
#145,870
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
New Zealand
1
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2,389
2
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2,367
3
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2,344
4
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2,333
5
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2,248
6
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2,237
7
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2,232
8
🇳🇿Freeman, Michael RoyFollow Michael Roy FreemanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,202
9
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2,180
10
🇳🇿Ker, Anthony FFollow Anthony F KerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,177
...
292🇳🇿Nicholson, Tom1,603
Asia-Pacific
1
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
1
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
3
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
4
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
5
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2,739
6
🇨🇳Ding, LirenFollow Liren DingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,738
7
🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa RFollow Praggnanandhaa RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
8
🇷🇺Nepomniachtchi, IanFollow Ian NepomniachtchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,733
9
🇮🇳Gukesh DFollow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
10
🇻🇳Le, Quang LiemFollow Quang Liem LeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,731
...
23583🇳🇿Nicholson, Tom1,603
World
1
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2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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145870🇳🇿Nicholson, Tom1,603