Nigel Birtwistle

Country

ENG

Birth Year

1968

Gender

M

Title

FIDE ID

406945

FIDE ratings

2049

Classical

Published FIDE

2028

Rapid

Published FIDE

2065

Blitz

Published FIDE

Official classical ranks

World rank
#20963
National rank · ENG
#334

Active players · Oct 2026 FIDE list ⓘ

FIDE rating history

Highest recorded rating
2229 Jul 2010
Recorded years
2008–2026
Archived games
155

Based on available monthly lists and saved games.

ECF ratings

English rankings

ECF code 106801F · Grantham · Latest available list 2026-10-01

2128Standard
2063Rapid
1976Blitz

ECF rating history

Revised published ratings. Pre-July 2020 grades use a separate scale.

Published lists
DateTypeScaleOriginalRevised
2026-10-01blitzrating19761976
2026-10-01rapidrating20632063
2026-10-01standardrating21282128
2026-09-01rapidrating20632063
2026-09-01standardrating21382138
2026-08-01rapidrating20632063
2026-08-01standardrating21382138
2026-07-01rapidrating20632063
2026-07-01standardrating21382138
2026-06-01rapidrating20632063
2026-06-01standardrating21472147
2026-05-01rapidrating20632063
2026-05-01standardrating21542154
2026-04-01rapidrating20632063
2026-04-01standardrating21372140
2026-03-01rapidrating20962096
2026-03-01standardrating21312131
2026-02-01rapidrating20612061
2026-02-01standardrating21352119
2026-01-01rapidrating20612061
2026-01-01standardrating21032103
2025-12-01rapidrating20612061
2025-12-01standardrating20962096
2025-11-01rapidrating20612061
2025-11-01standardrating21352120
2025-10-01rapidrating20612061
2025-10-01standardrating21302130
2025-09-01rapidrating20612061
2025-09-01standardrating21412141
2025-08-01rapidrating20942094
2025-08-01standardrating21412141
2025-07-01rapidrating20942094
2025-07-01standardrating21572157
2025-06-01rapidrating20942094
2025-06-01standardrating21572157
2025-05-01rapidrating20942094
2025-05-01standardrating21212121
2025-04-01rapidrating20942094
2025-04-01standardrating21152115
2025-03-01rapidrating21092109
2025-03-01standardrating21152115
2025-02-01rapidrating21092109
2025-02-01standardrating21152115
2025-01-01rapidrating21092109
2025-01-01standardrating21142114
2024-12-01rapidrating21092109
2024-12-01standardrating21142114
2024-11-01rapidrating21092109
2024-11-01standardrating21282128
2024-10-01rapidrating21092109

FIDE rating history

Published rating lists through Oct 2026.

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Available Games

Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-10-13 (UTC).

Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).

# Date Event Site Round White Black Result Moves View
101 2022-10-15 Hull 4NCL Open 2022 Hull ENG 2.5 James Merriman Nigel Birtwistle 1-0 34 Open
102 2022-10-14 Hull 4NCL Open 2022 Hull ENG 1.6 Nigel Birtwistle Tim Hilton 1-0 27 Open
103 2022-08-21 108th ch-GBR 2022 Torquay ENG 9.15 Nigel Birtwistle Katarzyna Toma 1/2-1/2 58 Open
104 2022-08-20 108th ch-GBR 2022 Torquay ENG 8.14 Gary W Lane Nigel Birtwistle 1/2-1/2 25 Open
105 2022-08-19 108th ch-GBR 2022 Torquay ENG 7.9 Nigel Birtwistle James P Jackson 0-1 27 Open
106 2022-08-18 108th ch-GBR 2022 Torquay ENG 6.11 William Claridge-Hansen Nigel Birtwistle 1/2-1/2 24 Open
107 2022-08-17 108th ch-GBR 2022 Torquay ENG 5.18 Nigel Birtwistle Viktor Stoyanov 1-0 35 Open
108 2022-08-16 108th ch-GBR 2022 Torquay ENG 4.26 Alexandros N Ethelontis Nigel Birtwistle 0-1 70 Open
109 2022-08-15 108th ch-GBR 2022 Torquay ENG 3.29 Nigel Birtwistle Mike P Waddington 1-0 36 Open
110 2022-08-14 108th ch-GBR 2022 Torquay ENG 2.27 Ifan Rathbone-Jones Nigel Birtwistle 1-0 33 Open
111 2022-08-13 108th ch-GBR 2022 Torquay ENG 1.1 Nigel Birtwistle Keith C Arkell 0-1 48 Open
112 2022-06-26 4NCL 2021-22 England ENG 11.116 Nigel Birtwistle Silas Peck 1-0 57 Open
113 2022-06-25 4NCL 2021-22 England ENG 10.126 William Golding Nigel Birtwistle 0-1 60 Open
114 2022-05-02 4NCL 2021-22 England ENG 9.107 Ian L Snape Nigel Birtwistle 0-1 38 Open
115 2022-05-01 4NCL 2021-22 England ENG 8.127 Nigel Birtwistle Lee P Kay 1-0 32 Open
116 2022-04-30 4NCL 2021-22 England ENG 7.14 Edgar Wilson Nigel Birtwistle 0-1 29 Open
117 2022-03-27 4NCL 2021-22 England ENG 6.93 Nigel Birtwistle Killian Delaney 1/2-1/2 46 Open
118 2022-02-13 4NCL 2021-22 England ENG 4.133 Colin Mackenzie Nigel Birtwistle 0-1 41 Open
119 2022-02-12 4NCL 2021-22 England ENG 3.137 Nigel Birtwistle Fenella Headlong 1-0 38 Open
120 2021-11-28 4NCL 2021-22 England ENG 2.121 Alexander Cherniaev Nigel Birtwistle 1-0 29 Open
121 2021-11-27 4NCL 2021-22 England ENG 1.95 Nigel Birtwistle John J Cox 0-1 28 Open
122 2021-08-30 Northumbria Masters 2021 Newcastle ENG 9.13 Klauss Mosnegutu Nigel Birtwistle 0-1 74 Open
123 2021-08-30 Northumbria Masters 2021 Newcastle ENG 8.9 Nigel Birtwistle Bao Nghia Dong 0-1 48 Open
124 2021-08-29 Northumbria Masters 2021 Newcastle ENG 7.13 Tim Kett Nigel Birtwistle 0-1 51 Open
125 2021-08-29 Northumbria Masters 2021 Newcastle ENG 6.11 Nigel Birtwistle Steven A Jones 1/2-1/2 9 Open
126 2021-08-28 Northumbria Masters 2021 Newcastle ENG 5.16 Roger Greatorex Nigel Birtwistle 0-1 37 Open
127 2021-08-28 Northumbria Masters 2021 Newcastle ENG 4.9 Nigel Birtwistle Neil H Bradbury 0-1 83 Open
128 2021-08-27 Northumbria Masters 2021 Newcastle ENG 3.19 Mark Lim Nigel Birtwistle 0-1 32 Open
129 2021-08-27 Northumbria Masters 2021 Newcastle ENG 2.7 Nigel Birtwistle 400505 0-1 57 Open
130 2020-03-01 4NCL Div 2b 2019-20 Daventry ENG 2.55 Nigel Birtwistle Filip Mihov 1-0 36 Open
131 2020-02-29 4NCL Div 2b 2019-20 Daventry ENG 1.71 Viktor Stoyanov Nigel Birtwistle 1-0 40 Open
132 2020-02-09 4NCL Div 2b 2019-20 Daventry ENG 6.82 Roderick M McKay Nigel Birtwistle 1/2-1/2 13 Open
133 2020-02-08 4NCL Div 2b 2019-20 Daventry ENG 5.84 Nigel Birtwistle Martyn Hamer 1/2-1/2 24 Open
134 2020-01-12 4NCL Div 2b 2019-20 Daventry ENG 4.65 Charlie P Metcalfe Nigel Birtwistle 0-1 34 Open
135 2020-01-11 4NCL Div 2b 2019-20 Daventry ENG 3.73 Nigel Birtwistle Julian T Ward 1/2-1/2 18 Open
136 2019-08-27 Northumbria Masters 2019 Newcastle ENG 9.2 Jamie Mollison Nigel Birtwistle 1/2-1/2 32 Open
137 2019-08-27 Northumbria Masters 2019 Newcastle ENG 8.18 Nigel Birtwistle Robert G Clark 0-1 51 Open
138 2019-08-26 Northumbria Masters 2019 Newcastle ENG 7.14 Max French Nigel Birtwistle 1-0 37 Open
139 2019-08-26 Northumbria Masters 2019 Newcastle ENG 6.15 Nigel Birtwistle Paul G M Lam 1-0 38 Open
140 2019-08-25 Northumbria Masters 2019 Newcastle ENG 5.19 Jacob D Yoon Nigel Birtwistle 1/2-1/2 55 Open
141 2019-08-25 Northumbria Masters 2019 Newcastle ENG 4.13 Nigel Birtwistle Thomas Villiers 0-1 37 Open
142 2019-08-24 Northumbria Masters 2019 Newcastle ENG 3.8 Stephen R Mannion Nigel Birtwistle 1-0 30 Open
143 2019-08-24 Northumbria Masters 2019 Newcastle ENG 2.17 Nigel Birtwistle Charlie P Metcalfe 1-0 31 Open
144 2018-05-07 4NCL 2017-18 England ENG 11.47 Sophie Milliet Nigel Birtwistle 1-0 55 Open
145 2017-03-05 4NCL 2016-17 Telford ENG 8.15 Keith C Arkell Nigel Birtwistle 1-0 41 Open
146 2016-02-14 4NCL 2015-16 Birmingham ENG 6.187 Nigel Birtwistle David J Grant 1/2-1/2 35 Open
147 2016-01-23 4NCL 2015-16 Birmingham ENG 3.168 Nigel Birtwistle M Paul Townsend 1/2-1/2 55 Open
148 2014-03-23 4NCL 2013-14 Hinckley ENG 8.186 Jonathan I M Grant Nigel Birtwistle 1/2-1/2 48 Open
149 2014-03-22 4NCL 2013-14 Hinckley ENG 7.156 Nigel Birtwistle Andrew N Greet 0-1 45 Open
150 2014-02-16 4NCL 2013-14 Hinckley ENG 6.185 John L Bentley Nigel Birtwistle 1-0 57 Open

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