| Nigel Davies | |
|---|---|
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| Full name | Nigel Rodney Davies |
| Country | England (until 2015) Wales (since 2015) |
| Born | (1960-07-31) 31 July 1960 (age 64) Southport, England |
| Title | Grandmaster (1993) |
| Peak rating | 2530 (January 1995) |
Nigel Davies (born 31 July 1960) is a Welsh chess Grandmaster, chess coach and writer.
Davies won the British (Under-21) Boys Championship in 1979 and the British Rapidplay Chess Championship in 1987.
In July 2015 Davies transferred his FIDE registration from England to Wales and will become eligible to represent them internationally.
Books
- Davies, Nigel (1998). The Chess Player's Battle Manual. Batsford. ISBN 0-7134-7043-7.
- Davies, Nigel (1998). The Power Chess Program. Batsford. ISBN 0-7134-8415-2.
- Davies, Nigel (2002). The Grünfeld Defence. Everyman Chess. ISBN 1-85744-239-3.
- Davies, Nigel (2003). The Veresov. Everyman Chess. ISBN 9781857443356.
- Davies, Nigel (2004). The Dynamic Reti. Everyman Chess. ISBN 9781857443523.
- Davies, Nigel (2005). The Trompowsky. Everyman Chess. ISBN 1857443764.
- Davies, Nigel (2008). King's Indian Attack. Hamburg: ChessBase. ISBN 978-3-86681-071-6.
- Davies, Nigel (2008). Starting Out: The Modern. Everyman Chess. ISBN 9781857445664.
- Davies, Nigel (2009). Play the Catalan. Gloucester Publishers plc (formerly Everyman Publishers plc). ISBN 9781857445916.
References
- "Davies, Nigel R". FIDE. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- Saunders, John. "British Chess Champions 1904-2008". BritBase. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
- "Bitter feuding in the chess world as English grandmaster defects to Wales". 24 October 2015.
External links
- Nigel Davies' own website TigerChess
- Nigel Davies' blog Chess Improver
- Nigel Davies player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Interview with GM Nigel Davies
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