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Woltery, Nicolai
🇬🇧FIDE 436887· Male· England· Born in 2004
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Nicolai Woltery, a 22-year-old English player, is rated 2098 — just 30 short of his peak of 2128 (Sep 2025, age 21) and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2016 and 2128 over the past 2 years. 28 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Canadian University Chess Championship Crown, 2026 Pan-American Intercollegiate Championship, and 2025 Royal City Masters Crown. Also played 2 rapid (including 2025 Toronto Universities Team Competition - Board 4) and 2 blitz events (including 2025 Toronto Blitz) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 13 months (2016–2018) and 31 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included).
At junior level, he reached World #81 in U10 and #10, #14, #15, #13 and #3 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2098
Standard
Rpd1924·Blz1987
All-time high
2128
−30 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 21
Sep 2025 · age 21
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 7%
#15,611 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2025
48th English 20-35 player
at age 21 · rated 2128
Sep 2025
Crossed 2100
at age 21
Sep 2025
All-time peak 2128
at age 21 · −30 from today
Sep 2025
2024
10th English U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2075
Sep 2024
Crossed 2000
at age 20
May 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+14
2084 → 2098
Tournaments
5
30 games
Score
16.5/ 3055.0%
12W9D9L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsRaymond KaufmanIM2,264·2026 BC Spring FIDE Chess Festival - Open Championship Crown Section·R5·+14.4
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsRyan Golchin1,854·2026 BC Spring FIDE Chess Festival - Open Championship Crown Section·R2·-16.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/6 | #20 | 2153 | +11.2 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 4/4 | #2 | 2663 | +3.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/4 | #36 | — | -14.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/6 | #117 | 1943 | -29.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/8 | #20 | 2298 | +44.0 |
Rankings
/
England
#248
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#11,344
in continent
World
#15,611
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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