Nigel Davies possesses expertise in chess, tai chi, qigong, meditation, stress management and 30 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "I took chess lessons from Nigel. He is, after, all a Grandmaster, which puts him in the top thousand or so of the 600 million that are said to play the game. The lessons were excellent but as I did not follow his advice I did not improve much. Nevertheless we became friends through similar outlooks and interests. I even took the photos at his wedding. Though we see each other rarely nowadays it is always a pleasure to meet Nigel at some chess congress or other, and get his direct and logical views on things." and "Nigel is a very nice guy. Also an ex British Quickplay Chess Champion."