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Nichols, James Edward

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FIDEFIDE 6003419· Male· Hong Kong China· Born in 1958

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James Edward Nichols, a 68-year-old Hong Kong player, is rated 1661. He has slipped back 44 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈2/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CN 3. divisao 2025-26 r. 5-6, CN 3. divisao 2025-26 r. 4, and Taca de Portugal r. 3. Also played 2 rapid (including GXA Verao Semirrapidas 2025) and 9 blitz events (including Circuito GXP Campeas Mundiais - Menchik) recently. He took a 101-month break between Jul 2017 and Jan 2026. His peak of 1724 was reached at age 68 (Apr 2026); he also reached Hong Kong #45 in Oct 2017.

Current rating

1661

Standard

Rpd1659·Blz1601

All-time high

1724

−63 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 68

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

#124,054

#124,054 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2026
3rd Hong Kong 65-70 player
at age 68 · rated 1722
May 2026
All-time peak 1724
at age 68 · −63 from today
Apr 2026
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 66
Mar 2024
2017
Peak Hong Kong rank: #45
at age 59 · rated 1509
Oct 2017
7th Hong Kong 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 1509
Oct 2017
Crossed 1500
at age 59
Jul 2017

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Iam Da Silva Ramos 1,757
CD Porto 2025-26 · Nov 2025 · +24.6 Elo
Evolution
-44
1705 → 1661
Tournaments
7
15 games
Score
9/ 1560.0%
8W2D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsIam Da Silva Ramos1,757·CD Porto 2025-26·R3·+24.6
2.[W]vsPaulo Justino1,583·CN 3. divisao 2025-26 r. 1-2·R2·+14.0
3.[W]vsDuarte Ferreira Abreu1,604·Taca de Portugal r. 3·R3·+13.7
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsRenato Soeiro1,586·Torneio Interno GX Porto 2026·R4·-24.3
2.[L]vsDinis Sun Xu1,654·CD Porto 2025-26·R5·-21.3
3.[L]vsPedro Afonso Vale1,679·CD Porto 2025-26·R4·-19.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Taca AXP 2025-26 qf
Knockout
May 20260/1R321043-13.6
Torneio Interno GX Porto 2026
Swiss
Apr 20261/2#141649-47.6
CN 3. divisao 2025-26 r. 5-6
Team
Mar 20261/1#912244+6.8
CN 3. divisao 2025-26 r. 4
Team
Feb 20261/1#442308+10.4
Taca de Portugal r. 3
Knockout
Feb 20261/1R162404+14.8
CN 3. divisao 2025-26 r. 1-2
Team
Jan 20261/1#682383+14.8
CD Porto 2025-26
Swiss
Nov 20254/4#182465-29.6
Worst Elo result: Torneio Interno GX Porto 2026 (-47.6 Elo, finished #14).

Rankings

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Hong Kong China
#92
out of 370 players
Asia-Pacific
#17,930
in continent
World
#124,048
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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