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JCI · 50 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1889 (Mar 2024, includes FIDE’s rating adjustment)

Best performance: 1946 at The Polar Capital Jersey Blitz(Best of 2019)

World #=31938 liveJersey #3Europe #18009among active players

NOV26 Rating

1854

Live Rating

1843.2

Change

-10.8

Games Played

9

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Blitz

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Blitz rating unchanged at 1854 over the last 12 months; peak 1889 in March 2024.

Official rating by month

Each month: the rating, its change from the list before, and the rated games FIDE counted.

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20261840, 0, 0 games1891, 0, 0 games1854, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261840, 0, 0 games1891, 0, 0 games1854, 0, 0 games
Sep 20261840, 0, 0 games1891, 0, 0 games1854, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261840, 0, 0 games1891, 0, 0 games1854, 0, 0 games
Jul 20261840, 0, 0 games1891, 0, 0 games1854, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261840, 0, 0 games1891, 0, 0 games1854, 0, 0 games
May 20261840, 0, 0 games1891, 0, 0 games1854, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261840, 0, 0 games1891, 0, 0 games1854, 0, 0 games
Mar 20261840, 0, 0 games1891, 0, 0 games1854, 0, 0 games
Feb 20261840, 0, 0 games1891, 0, 0 games1854, 0, 0 games
Jan 20261840, 0, 0 games1891, 0, 0 games1854, 0, 0 games
Dec 20251840, 0, 0 games1891, 0, 0 games1854, 0, 0 games

Form · Blitz

oldest → latest

Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 2 games, Nov 4.

From 80 blitz games on record, the latest on Nov 4.

Blitz games since the November list

Show gamesTournamentScoreChange
50th Guernsey International Chess Festival - Blitz TournamentNov 4TPR 17974/9-10.8

Best wins · Blitz

From 48 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2013–2026

#OpponentRating
1, Masrura Khakimova, Dec 2019 · 11th CSC London Chess Classic: Blitz Group D, 1958
2, WFM Arita Strade, Nov 2026 · 50th Guernsey International Chess Festival - Blitz Tournament, 1936
3, Jim J Webster, Apr 2016 · The Polar Capital Jersey International Chess Tournament, Blitz, 1902

* No blitz rating yet, so FIDE rates the game at the player's classical rating.

Openings · Blitz

From the moves of 7 of 80 blitz games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.d4 in 3 of 3 games.

All openings

No opening played 3 times yet (3 games with this colour).

Event timeline · Blitz

9 events

Events before the current rating period show the performance, not a rating change.

Live events show the rating change; earlier events show the performance rating.

Performance rating by year

YearGamesScoreAvg oppTPR
20269418401797
20256119341661
2019146½19691940
201683½18261783

Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.

Recent opponents · Blitz

Polle Van ArendonkCM Kevin J ThurlowMark DaveyWFM Arita StradeAntoine CanonneBas Van ArendonkAndrew RuffJohn BridenChi Yin Charles Chan

Rated near Garry Forbes · Blitz

World

  1. #=31936Joaquin Ignacio Zapata Chura1843.4
  2. #=31936Arnav Goyal1843.4
  3. #=31938CM Garry Forbes1843.2
  4. #=31938Alexander Rito Gonzalez1843.2
  5. #=31938Angel Ruiz Mallqui1843.2

Jersey

  1. #1CM Krzysztof Belzo1997.0
  2. #2Paul A Carpenter1964.0
  3. #3CM Garry Forbes1843.2
  4. #4Mateusz Kolin1826.0
  5. #5Matthew Kirk1820.0

Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.

CM Garry Forbes: Live FIDE Rating 1830