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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 appearances: Merv Morrison Memorial 2025 and 47th Trusts Open B. 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

#145,257

#145,257 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

7 entries
2026
15th 50-55 player nationally
at age 51 · rated 1603
May 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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Oliver Sun 1,640
47th Trusts Open B · May 2025 · +20.1 Elo
Evolution
-83
1686 → 1603
Tournaments
2
11 games
Score
4/ 1136.4%
3W2D6L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsOliver Sun1,640·47th Trusts Open B·R4·+20.1
2.[W]vsRex Xiaoyu Chen1,569·47th Trusts Open B·R2·+16.1
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAaron Prince1,492·47th Trusts Open B·R3·-27.9
2.[L]vsHarrison Xiang Zhi Meng1,579·47th Trusts Open B·R1·-23.4
3.[L]vsLok Jim (Lauren) Ng1,698·47th Trusts Open B·R5·-16.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Merv Morrison Memorial 2025
Swiss
Oct 20251.5/3#451818-34.4
47th Trusts Open B
Open Swiss
May 20252.5/6#511541-44.0
Worst Elo result: 47th Trusts Open B (-44.0 Elo, finished #51).

Rankings

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New Zealand
#291
out of 649 players
Asia-Pacific
#23,449
in continent
World
#145,245
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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2,339
5
🇳🇿Gong, Daniel HanwenFollow Daniel Hanwen GongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,248
6
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2,237
7
🇳🇿Mao, DaqiFollow Daqi MaoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,232
8
🇳🇿Freeman, Michael RoyFollow Michael Roy FreemanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,202
9
🇳🇿Ker, Anthony FFollow Anthony F KerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,180
10
🇳🇿Croad, NicolasFollow Nicolas CroadTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,168
...
291🇳🇿Nicholson, Tom1,603
Asia-Pacific
1
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
2
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
3
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
4
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2,751
5
🇮🇳Anand, ViswanathanFollow Viswanathan AnandTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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.
2,733
8
🇮🇳Gukesh DFollow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
9
🇻🇳Le, Quang LiemFollow Quang Liem LeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,731
10
🇷🇺Nepomniachtchi, IanFollow Ian NepomniachtchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
...
23449🇳🇿Nicholson, Tom1,603
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
145245🇳🇿Nicholson, Tom1,603