Nigel Davies (chess player)

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Full name Nigel Rodney Davies Role Chess coach Country England FIDE rating 2494		Title Grandmaster Peak rating 2530 Name Nigel Davies

Born 31 July 1960 (age 63) Southport, England ( 1960-07-31 ) People also search for Andrew Martin, Malcolm Pein, Jonathan Levitt Books Fritz‑Trainer: The Pirc Defence, The Power Chess Program, The Dynamic Reti, Tricks & Traps: 1d4 openings, Starting Out

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Nigel Davies (born 1960) is an English 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.

Davies is also a keen practitioner of Tai Chi and Qigong, and is a registered instructor with the Tai Chi Union for Great Britain.

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.

Nigel Davies has also authored a large number of chess DVDs http://chessbase-shop.com/en/authors/51/0

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