Nigel Davies (chess player)
Welsh chess Grandmaster, chess coach and writer
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[1] chess Grandmaster, chess coach and writer.
Davies won the British (Under-21) Boys Championship in 1979[2] 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.[3]
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
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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