NED · 19 yrs · K=20 · Peak 2350 (Sep 2024)
Best performance: 2612 at Hastings FIDE Rated Blitz Tournament(Best of 2023)
Blitz rating
2300
FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.
On FIDE’s list since Jul 2016
How live ratings are calculated
Rating History · Blitz
Official blitz rating by month
| List | Rating | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | 2300 | 0 |
| Oct 2026 | 2300 | 0 |
| Sep 2026 | 2300 | +42 |
| Aug 2026 | 2258 | +2 |
| Jul 2026 | 2256 | -38 |
| Jun 2026 | 2294 | 0 |
| May 2026 | 2294 | 0 |
| Apr 2026 | 2294 | 0 |
| Mar 2026 | 2294 | 0 |
| Feb 2026 | 2294 | 0 |
| Jan 2026 | 2294 | 0 |
| Dec 2025 | 2294 | 0 |
Form · Blitz
Unbeaten in the last 11 games (9 wins, 2 draws), since Jul 8. That is the longest unbeaten run of 2026.
From 400 blitz games on record, the latest on Aug 8.
No rated blitz games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)
| Last played | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 British Chess Championships: Team BlitzAug 8TPR 2462 | 8/9 |
The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.
GM title progress
Next title: GrandmasterRating: peak 2447, needs 2500 · live 2418
Norms: none on record with us yet
Based on events we cover plus the FIDE norm registers of all federations. Norms filed elsewhere may not show up here yet.
Best wins · Blitz
From 370 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2017–2026
| # | Opponent | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1, | GM Bence Korpa, Jan 2023 · Hastings FIDE Rated Blitz Tournament | , 2502 |
| 2, | GM Daniel W Gormally, Aug 2026 · 2026 British Chess Championships: Team Blitz | , 2488 |
| 3, | IM Marcus R Harvey, Sep 2022 · UK Open Blitz 2022 South West Qualifier | , 2485 |
| 4, | GM Eldar Gasanov, Nov 2024 · UK Open Blitz Finals 2024 - Open | , 2472 |
| 5, | GM Stuart C Conquest, Sep 2023 · 2023 UK Open Blitz - London Qualifier | , 2442 |
| 6, | IM Novak Pezelj, Aug 2022 · 26th Battle of Senta 1697 - CBC Chess FIDE Blitz | , 2438 |
| 7, | GM Suat Atalik, Jul 2022 · Gran Prix 23 Prolece | , 2426 |
| 8, | IM Brandon G I Clarke, Aug 2025 · 2025 British Championship: Second Blitz Open | , 2418 |
| 9, | GM Peter K Wells, Nov 2024 · UK Open Blitz Finals 2024 - Open | , 2415 |
| 10, | IM Jack Rudd, Aug 2026 · 2026 British Chess Championships: Team Blitz | , 2363 |
Openings · Blitz
From the moves of 80 of 400 blitz games on record.
As WhiteOpens 1.d4 in 17 of 39 games, 1.e4 in 11, 1.Nf3 in 7.
As BlackMeets 1.d4 with 1...d5 or 1...g6, and 1.e4 with 1...e5 or 1...g6.
All openings (4 as White, 5 as Black)
| Openings in White games | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| King's Indian Defense | 4 | 75% |
| Indian Defense | 3 | 100% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined | 3 | 33% |
| Sicilian Defense | 3 | 50% |
26 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.
Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 9, 1...g6 in 5, 1...Nf6 in 3.
Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 8, 1...g6 in 5, 1...c5 in 3.
Against 1.c4: 1...e6 in 3.
| Openings in Black games | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Modern Defense | 10 | 60% |
| Queen's Pawn Game | 6 | 67% |
| Bishop's Opening | 3 | 100% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined | 3 | 33% |
| Sicilian Defense | 3 | 33% |
16 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.
Performance rating by year
| Year | Games | Score | Avg opp | TPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31 | 22½ | 2077 | 2252 |
| 2025 | 38 | 27½ | 2125 | 2291 |
| 2024 | 87 | 61½ | 2134 | 2292 |
| 2022 | 70 | 47½ | 1995 | 2128 |
| 2019 | 46 | 28 | 1984 | 2064 |
Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.
- Aug 2026Teamchess-results.comBest of 2026Score 8/9Opp avg 2111Start 2258
- Jul 2026Swisschess-results.com#2 in 2026Score 7½/11Opp avg 2099Start 2256
- Jun 2026Swisschess-results.com#3 in 2026Score 7/11Opp avg 2028Start 2294
- Sep 2025Swissfederation source#2 in 2025Score 10/15Opp avg 2142Start 2334
- Sep 2025Swissfederation source#3 in 2025Score 10/15Opp avg 2094Start 2334
- Aug 2025Swissfederation sourceBest of 2025Score 8½/9Opp avg 2150Start 2290
- Nov 2024Swissfederation source#4 in 2024Score 6/9Opp avg 2201Start 2310
- Nov 2024Round robinfederation source#6 in 2024Score 7/15Opp avg 2264Start 2310
- 2026 British Chess Championships: Team Blitz · Aug 2026 · 8/9
- Montenegro Open - Open Blitz Tournament · Jul 2026 · 7½/11
- KCF Friendship Festival Blitz tournament - 2nd Albin Planinc memorial · Jun 2026 · 7/11
- 2025 UK Open Blitz: Birmingham Qualifier · Sep 2025 · 10/15
- 2025 UK Open Blitz: London 3 (Golders Green) Qualifier · Sep 2025 · 10/15
- 2025 British Championship: Second Blitz Open · Aug 2025 · 8½/9
- 2024 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Super Blitz Qualifier 2 · Nov 2024 · 6/9
- UK Open Blitz Finals 2024 - Open · Nov 2024 · 7/15
- UK Open Blitz 2024 - Midlands Qualifier · Sep 2024 · 12½/15
- UK Open Blitz 2024 - London Qualifier · Sep 2024 · 10/15
- Menchik Memorial Blitz Festival 2024 - 2nd Blitz (1 September) · Sep 2024 · 7/9
- Menchik Memorial Blitz Festival 2024 - 1st Blitz (31 August) · Aug 2024 · 6/9
- 2024 British Championship: First Blitz Open · Jul 2024 · 7½/9
- IV Mindsports International Chess Festival - 1st FIDE Blitz · Jul 2024 · 8½/10
- 2023 UK Open Blitz - London Qualifier · Sep 2023 · 10/15
- 2023 Warwickshire Blitz Championship Open · Sep 2023 · 13/14
- 2023 British Championship: Junior Blitz Open · Jul 2023 · 5½/7
- 2023 British Championship: Second Blitz Open · Jul 2023 · 7½/9
- 2023 British Championship: First Blitz Open · Jul 2023 · 6/9
- Hastings FIDE Rated Blitz Tournament · Jan 2023 · 8½/9
- 14th Richmond Blitz · Dec 2022 · 7/10
- 2022 UK Open Blitz - Final · Dec 2022 · 8½/15
- UK Open Blitz 2022 South West Qualifier · Sep 2022 · 12½/15
- 26th Battle of Senta 1697 - CBC Chess FIDE Blitz · Aug 2022 · 8/11
- Blitz Vojvodina 3 2022 · Jul 2022 · 6½/9
- Blitz Vojvodina 2 2022 · Jul 2022 · 5/8
- Gran Prix 23 Prolece · Jul 2022 · 7/11
- VI Sunway Sitges International Chess Festival - Blitz 18 · Dec 2019 · 5½/9
- VI Sunway Sitges International Chess Festival - Blitz Sub 16 · Dec 2019 · 4½/7
- UK Blitz Regional Qualifying Events Newcastle · Sep 2019 · 10/15
- 126th Scottish Chess Championships Blitz 2019 · Jul 2019 · 4/6
- Irish International Open 2019: Blitz · Apr 2019 · 6/11
- 2018 UK Open Blitz - Newcastle Qualifier · Sep 2018 · 9/15
- EUROPEAN SCHOOL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP KRAKOW 2018 - BLITZ · Jul 2018 · 8/11
- Forest Hall FIDE-rated Blitz · Apr 2018 · 4/6
- Northumbria Blitz Championship · Feb 2018 · 4½/8
- IV Sunway Sitges International Chess Festival - Blitz 20 · Dec 2017 · 1½/6
- IV Sunway Sitges International Chess Festival - Blitz 17 · Dec 2017 · 5½/9
World
- #=2303CM Uros Cvetanovic2301.0
- #2317FM Wojciech Golenia2300.8
- #=2318IM Yichen Han2300.0
- #=2318FM Gustas Morkunas2300.0
- #=2318FM Mykhailo Dorokhin2300.0
Netherlands
- #=49FM Milan Mostertman2302.0
- #=49FM Kobe Smeets2302.0
- #51IM Yichen Han2300.0
- #52FM Roel Donker2278.0
- #53FM Nick Bijlsma2277.0
Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.