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Davies, Neil
🇬🇧FIDE 447412· Male· England· Born in 1965
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Neil Davies, a 61-year-old English player, is rated 1859 — just 30 short of his peak of 1889 (May 2025, age 60). He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and took a 21-month break between Jan 2019 and Nov 2020 (COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include London Chess League FIDE Weekender - March 2026 - U2000, 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 5-6, and 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 3-4. Also played 1 rapid event (including UKCA Thursday FIDE Rapidplay - 31 July 2025) recently.
Current rating
1859
Standard
Rpd1782·Blz1850
All-time high
1889
−30 pts below
May 2025 · age 60
May 2025 · age 60
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#58,893
#58,893 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
81st English 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1889
Jan 2026
2025
All-time peak 1889
at age 60 · −30 from today
May 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+95 Elo)
1774 → 1869
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 59
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 58
Nov 2023
2022
71st English 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 1844
Jul 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-30
1889 → 1859
Tournaments
4
8 games
Score
3/ 837.5%
2W2D4L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #83 | 1165 | -7.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #23 | 1952 | -16.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #20 | 1838 | +1.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #64 | 1756 | -7.0 |
Worst Elo result: London Chess League FIDE Weekender - March 2026 - U2000 (-16.8 Elo, finished #23).
Rankings
/
England
#931
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#43,153
in continent
World
#58,892
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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