Player profile

Davies, Nigel R

Standard: 2255 Rapid: 2390 Blitz: 0 (last updated 2026-11-02)
FIDE ID: 404420 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: ENG Sex: M Birth Year: 1960 Age: 66
Title: GM Women's title: — Other title: FST FOA title: —
Games: 178 Wins: 70 (39%) Draws: 85 (48%) Losses: 23 (13%)
Dossier

173 of 178 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 93.1%
Opened Nf3: 28/57Opened d4: 21/57Opened c4: 6/57Opened e4: 1/57Opened g3: 1/57
Castled kingside: 104Same-side castling: 93Did not castle: 9Opposite-side castling: 9Castled queenside: 4
Fianchettoed kingside: 48Played on the queenside: 43Played in the center: 40Fianchettoed queenside: 37Played on the kingside: 22
Active pieces: 82Initiated exchanges: 71Space advantage: 67Kept the bishop pair: 66Backward pawn: 64Sacrificed material: 62Isolated pawn: 36Avoided exchanges: 20Accepted short draws: 20Missed tactics: 17
Openings

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As White 60 games 28W 25D 7L
Queen's Gambit Declined 11 games 6W 5D 0L
Ragozin Defense 3 games 0W 3D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Alekhine Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Exchange Variation 3 games 3W 0D 0L
Positional Variation 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Reshevsky Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Three Knights Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Barmen Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Anti-Tartakower Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Petrosian Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Baltic Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Pseudo-Slav 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Indian Attack 9 games 3W 5D 1L
(unspecified) 3 games 0W 3D 0L
(unspecified) 3 games 0W 3D 0L
Sicilian Variation 3 games 1W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 3 games 1W 2D 0L
Spassky Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Symmetrical Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Keres Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
English Opening 9 games 4W 5D 0L
Agincourt Defense 4 games 1W 3D 0L
Neo-Catalan Declined 3 games 0W 3D 0L
Catalan Defense Accepted 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Symmetrical Variation 3 games 2W 1D 0L
Three Knights, Fianchetto Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Full Symmetry Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Mecking Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Neo-Catalan 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Anglo-Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
King's Indian Formation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
East Indian Defense 5 games 2W 2D 1L
(unspecified) 5 games 2W 2D 1L
(unspecified) 5 games 2W 2D 1L
Queen's Pawn Game 5 games 3W 2D 0L
Torre Attack 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Grünfeld Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Grünfeld Variation, Main Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L
London System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
with e6 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Symmetrical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Zukertort Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Zukertort Opening 4 games 3W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Queen's Gambit Invitation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Reversed Grünfeld 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Torre Attack 4 games 2W 1D 1L
Fianchetto Defense 4 games 2W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 3 games 2W 0D 1L
Euwe Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
King's Indian Attack, with e6 3 games 1W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 3 games 1W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 3 games 1W 1D 1L
Queen's Gambit Accepted 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Classical Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Main Line 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Gunsberg Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Sicilian Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Old Sicilian 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Queen's Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Fianchetto Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Kramnik Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Semi-Slav Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Catalan Opening 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Open Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Classical Line 1 game 0W 0D 1L
King's Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Normal Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Knight Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Réti Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Anglo-Slav Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Bogoljubow Variation, Stonewall Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Hungarian Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Slav Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
As Black 62 games 17W 37D 8L
Sicilian Defense 26 games 8W 14D 4L
Kan Variation 10 games 2W 7D 1L
Polugaevsky Variation 5 games 0W 5D 0L
Maróczy Bind, Réti Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Wing Attack 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Modern Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Closed 4 games 1W 3D 0L
(unspecified) 4 games 1W 3D 0L
Moscow Variation 3 games 2W 1D 0L
Main Line 3 games 2W 1D 0L
Modern Variations 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Ginsberg Gambit 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Najdorf Variation 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Opocensky Variation, Traditional Line 1 game 0W 0D 1L
English Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
French Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Westerinen Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Delayed Alapin Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Kramnik Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Catalan Opening 5 games 0W 4D 1L
Closed 4 games 0W 4D 0L
(unspecified) 4 games 0W 4D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Philidor Defense 5 games 1W 3D 1L
Lion Variation 5 games 1W 3D 1L
(unspecified) 5 games 1W 3D 1L
English Opening 5 games 0W 5D 0L
King's English Variation 3 games 0W 3D 0L
Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack 2 games 0W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Anglo-Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
King's Indian Formation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Agincourt Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Neo-Catalan Declined 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Indian Defense 3 games 1W 2D 0L
Yates Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Capablanca Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Indian Defense 3 games 1W 2D 0L
Wade-Tartakower Defense 3 games 1W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 3 games 1W 2D 0L
Pirc Defense 3 games 2W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 3 games 2W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 3 games 2W 0D 1L
Zukertort Opening 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Nimzo-Larsen Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Kingside Fianchetto 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Bogo-Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Wade-Smyslov Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Normal Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Knight Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Benoni Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Fianchetto Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Hastings Defense, Main Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Pawn Game 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Modern Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Modern Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Two Knights Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Suttles Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Vienna Game 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Vienna Gambit 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Paulsen Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Old Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Réti Opening 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Anglo-Slav Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
with g3 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Nimzo-Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Reshevsky Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Gambit Declined 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Janowski Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Blunders Top 4 of 417

This player's costliest moves in analyzed games. Can you find the winning move?

2024.07.29 · 36. e4 (−51.4% win chance) 0-1
Bazakutsa, Svyatoslav
Davies, Nigel R
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2026.07.02 · 70... exf4 (−41.7% win chance) 1-0
Davies, Nigel R
Korneev, Oleg
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2024.01.27 · 38... Re8 (−38.7% win chance) 1-0
Davies, Nigel R
Basso, Pier Luigi
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? · 62... Kc7 (−36.4% win chance) 1-0
Davies, Nigel R
Williams, Simon K
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