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Moyse, Nigel John
🇬🇧FIDE 802514· Male· Wales· Born in 1958
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Nigel John Moyse, a 68-year-old player, is rated 1901. He has fluctuated between 1875 and 1944 over the past 2 years. 49 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include V Open Chess Menorca 2026, 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 7-8, and 3rd Wells Chess Congress and 2026 West of England Championships - Open. Also played 2 rapid events (including 2026 British Rapidplay Championship) recently. He had 6 career breaks: 17 months (2001–2003), 17 months (2004–2005), 17 months (2006–2008), 23 months (2008–2010), 42 months (2010–2014) and 51 months (2014–2018). His peak of 2079 was reached at age 43 (Jan 2001); he also reached #26 nationally in Sep 2020.
Competes for Wales since Apr 2005.
Current rating
1901
Standard
Rpd1846·Blz—
All-time high
2079
−178 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 43
Jan 2001 · age 43
Activity
34
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
47 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#47,868
#47,868 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
21 entries2024
6th 65-70 player nationally
at age 66 · rated 1920
Jan 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 65
May 2023
2020
Peak national rank: #26
at age 62 · rated 2036
Sep 2020
2019
5th 60-65 player nationally
at age 61 · rated 2055
Aug 2019
2014
6th 55-60 player nationally
at age 56 · rated 2052
Nov 2014
Inactive for 51 months
paused at 2052 → returned at 2059
Feb 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-22
1923 → 1901
Tournaments
12
48 games
Score
20/ 4841.7%
14W12D22L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 2/3 | #27 | 2021 | +10.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/8 | #297 | 1959 | +14.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #20 | 2879 | +15.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/4 | #29 | 1691 | -19.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #67 | 1741 | -3.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0/2 | #32 | 1191 | -21.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1.5/6 | #72 | 1834 | -18.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | #24 | 1884 | -2.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #8 | 1805 | -6.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/5 | #30 | 2121 | +3.8 |
Rankings
/
Wales
#57
out of 275 players
Europe
#35,282
in continent
World
#47,867
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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