Leighton Nicholls

Country

NZL

Birth Year

1997

Gender

M

Title

Candidate Master

FIDE ID

4303776

FIDE ratings

1834

Classical

Published FIDE

1796

Rapid

Published FIDE

1761

Blitz

Published FIDE

Official classical ranks

World rank
#66216
National rank · NZL
#106

Active players · Oct 2026 FIDE list ⓘ

Rating history

Highest recorded rating
1934 Apr 2016
Recorded years
2012–2026
Archived games
55

Based on available monthly lists and saved games.

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: 2026-10-05 (UTC).

# Date Event Site Round White Black Result Moves View
1 2026-01-12 133rd ch-NZL Rapid 2026 Invercargill NZL 9.6 Lester Van Meter Leighton Nicholls 1/2-1/2 22 Open
2 2026-01-12 133rd ch-NZL Rapid 2026 Invercargill NZL 8.5 Leighton Nicholls Robert W Smith 0-1 56 Open
3 2026-01-12 133rd ch-NZL Rapid 2026 Invercargill NZL 7.9 Paul Gudoy Leighton Nicholls 0-1 24 Open
4 2026-01-12 133rd ch-NZL Rapid 2026 Invercargill NZL 6.4 Leighton Nicholls Matthew Keith 0-1 27 Open
5 2026-01-12 133rd ch-NZL Rapid 2026 Invercargill NZL 5.8 Quentin J.F. Johnson Leighton Nicholls 0-1 24 Open
6 2026-01-11 133rd ch-NZL Rapid 2026 Invercargill NZL 4.12 Leighton Nicholls Ethan Zhirui Wang 1-0 26 Open
7 2026-01-11 133rd ch-NZL Rapid 2026 Invercargill NZL 3.11 Barry R Hooton Leighton Nicholls 0-1 32 Open
8 2026-01-10 133rd ch-NZL Open 2026 Invercargill NZL 9.1 Leighton Nicholls Robert W Smith 0-1 73 Open
9 2026-01-09 133rd ch-NZL Open 2026 Invercargill NZL 8.11 Anya Thurner Leighton Nicholls 1/2-1/2 91 Open
10 2026-01-08 133rd ch-NZL Open 2026 Invercargill NZL 7.14 Leighton Nicholls William Forster 1-0 36 Open
11 2026-01-07 133rd ch-NZL Open 2026 Invercargill NZL 6.14 Ryan Yiheng Zhou Leighton Nicholls 0-1 32 Open
12 2026-01-06 133rd ch-NZL Open 2026 Invercargill NZL 5.14 Leighton Nicholls Quentin J.F. Johnson 1/2-1/2 48 Open
13 2026-01-05 133rd ch-NZL Open 2026 Invercargill NZL 4.14 Leighton Nicholls Richard Jingjie Liu 0-1 30 Open
14 2026-01-04 133rd ch-NZL Open 2026 Invercargill NZL 3.13 Weiyang Cadence Yu Leighton Nicholls 1-0 67 Open
15 2026-01-03 133rd ch-NZL Open 2026 Invercargill NZL 2.14 Leighton Nicholls Emily Cathay Gan 1/2-1/2 33 Open
16 2026-01-02 133rd ch-NZL Open 2026 Invercargill NZL 1.3 Felix Xie Leighton Nicholls 1-0 14 Open
17 2018-01-01 125th ch-NZL Open 2018 Palmerston North NZL 1.1 Leighton Nicholls Alphaeus Wei Ern Ang 0-1 29 Open
18 2017-01-17 Oceania Zonal 2017 Auckland NZL 5.32 Leighton Nicholls Oleg Korenevski 0-1 54 Open
19 2017-01-16 Oceania Zonal 2017 Auckland NZL 4.17 Luis Chan Leighton Nicholls 1-0 22 Open
20 2017-01-15 Oceania Zonal 2017 Auckland NZL 2.15 Paul Anthony Garbett Leighton Nicholls 1-0 77 Open
21 2017-01-09 124th ch-NZL Open 2017 Wellington NZL 9.9 Ewen M Green Leighton Nicholls 1-0 20 Open
22 2017-01-08 124th ch-NZL Open 2017 Wellington NZL 8.16 Leighton Nicholls Ryan Winter 1-0 17 Open
23 2017-01-07 124th ch-NZL Open 2017 Wellington NZL 7.1 Layla Timergazi Leighton Nicholls 1-0 24 Open
24 2017-01-06 124th ch-NZL Open 2017 Wellington NZL 6.15 Leighton Nicholls Robert List 1-0 32 Open
25 2017-01-05 124th ch-NZL Open 2017 Wellington NZL 5.9 Russell John Dive Leighton Nicholls 1-0 28 Open
26 2017-01-04 124th ch-NZL Open 2017 Wellington NZL 4.15 Leighton Nicholls Fuatai Fuatai 1-0 25 Open
27 2017-01-03 124th ch-NZL Open 2017 Wellington NZL 3.23 Leighton Nicholls Stephen Murdoch 1-0 28 Open
28 2017-01-02 124th ch-NZL Open 2017 Wellington NZL 2.16 Arthur J Pomeroy Leighton Nicholls 1/2-1/2 58 Open
29 2017-01-01 124th ch-NZL Open 2017 Wellington NZL 1.22 Leighton Nicholls Bryce Lukey 0-1 24 Open
30 2016-01-10 123rd ch-NZL Open 2016 Auckland NZL 9.26 4300734 Leighton Nicholls 1-0 39 Open
31 2016-01-09 123rd ch-NZL Open 2016 Auckland NZL 8.24 Leighton Nicholls Paul Macdonald 0-1 26 Open
32 2016-01-08 123rd ch-NZL Open 2016 Auckland NZL 7.23 Karl Kai Zhu Leighton Nicholls 1/2-1/2 43 Open
33 2016-01-07 123rd ch-NZL Open 2016 Auckland NZL 6.14 Leighton Nicholls Ben Hague 0-1 53 Open
34 2016-01-06 123rd ch-NZL Open 2016 Auckland NZL 5.25 Leighton Nicholls Roger Perry 1-0 23 Open
35 2016-01-05 123rd ch-NZL Open 2016 Auckland NZL 4.23 Daniel Hanwen Gong Leighton Nicholls 1/2-1/2 63 Open
36 2016-01-04 123rd ch-NZL Open 2016 Auckland NZL 3.32 Louie Wei Leighton Nicholls 0-1 52 Open
37 2016-01-03 123rd ch-NZL Open 2016 Auckland NZL 2.24 Leighton Nicholls Shenyue Li 0-1 38 Open
38 2016-01-02 123rd ch-NZL Open 2016 Auckland NZL 1.21 John Stark Leighton Nicholls 1-0 34 Open
39 2015-01-09 122nd ch-NZL Open 2015 Auckland NZL 9.38 Leighton Nicholls Richard Taylor 0-1 37 Open
40 2015-01-08 122nd ch-NZL Open 2015 Auckland NZL 8.4 Sean Watharow Leighton Nicholls 1/2-1/2 40 Open
41 2015-01-07 122nd ch-NZL Open 2015 Auckland NZL 7.45 Leighton Nicholls Richard Meng 1-0 26 Open
42 2015-01-06 122nd ch-NZL Open 2015 Auckland NZL 6.38 Manuela Schmitz Leighton Nicholls 1-0 25 Open
43 2015-01-05 122nd ch-NZL Open 2015 Auckland NZL 5.35 Leighton Nicholls Justin Turner 0-1 30 Open
44 2015-01-04 122nd ch-NZL Open 2015 Auckland NZL 4.14 Dusan Stojic Leighton Nicholls 1-0 78 Open
45 2015-01-03 122nd ch-NZL Open 2015 Auckland NZL 3.36 Leighton Nicholls Natasha Fairley 1-0 37 Open
46 2015-01-02 122nd ch-NZL Open 2015 Auckland NZL 2.5 Aaron Ziwen Wang Leighton Nicholls 0-1 50 Open
47 2015-01-01 122nd ch-NZL Open 2015 Auckland NZL 1.19 Leighton Nicholls Karl Zelesco 0-1 28 Open
48 2014-01-12 121st ch-NZL 2014 Auckland NZL 9.13 Helen Milligan Leighton Nicholls 1/2-1/2 13 Open
49 2014-01-11 121st ch-NZL 2014 Auckland NZL 8.14 Leighton Nicholls Marany Meyer 1/2-1/2 25 Open
50 2014-01-09 121st ch-NZL 2014 Auckland NZL 6.15 William Jie Wen Zhang Leighton Nicholls 1/2-1/2 22 Open

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