RSA · 53 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1944 (Mar 2024, includes FIDE’s rating adjustment)
Best performance: 2162 at Graham Solomon Memorial 2018 (Blitz)(Best of 2018)
Blitz rating
1917
FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.
On FIDE’s list since Jan 2019 · Inactive on FIDE’s list
How live ratings are calculated
Rating History · Blitz
Blitz rating unchanged at 1917 over the last 12 months; peak 1944 in March 2024.
Official rating by month
Each month: the rating, its change from the list before, and the rated games FIDE counted.
| List | Classical | Rapid | Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | 1802, 0, 0 games | 1936, 0, 0 games | 1917, 0, 0 games |
| Oct 2026 | 1802, 0, 0 games | 1936, 0, 0 games | 1917, 0, 0 games |
| Sep 2026 | 1802, 0, 0 games | 1936, 0, 0 games | 1917, 0, 0 games |
| Aug 2026 | 1802, +1, 8 games | 1936, 0, 0 games | 1917, 0, 0 games |
| Jul 2026 | 1801, 0, 0 games | 1936, 0, 0 games | 1917, 0, 0 games |
| Jun 2026 | 1801, -15, 4 games | 1936, 0, 0 games | 1917, 0, 0 games |
| May 2026 | 1816, 0, 0 games | 1936, 0, 0 games | 1917, 0, 0 games |
| Apr 2026 | 1816, -37, 5 games | 1936, -7, 6 games | 1917, 0, 0 games |
| Mar 2026 | 1853, 0, 0 games | 1943, 0, 0 games | 1917, 0, 0 games |
| Feb 2026 | 1853, 0, 0 games | 1943, 0, 0 games | 1917, 0, 0 games |
| Jan 2026 | 1853, 0, 0 games | 1943, 0, 0 games | 1917, 0, 0 games |
| Dec 2025 | 1853, 0, 0 games | 1943, 0, 0 games | 1917, 0, 0 games |
Form · Blitz
Unbeaten in the last 3 games (2 wins, 1 draw), since Jan 9, 2025.
From 26 blitz games on record, the latest on Jan 9, 2025.
No rated blitz games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)
| Show games | Last played | Score |
|---|---|---|
| CAPE TOWN MASTERS CHALLENGE 2025 (Blitz)Jan 9, 2025TPR 1680 | 4½/7 |
The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.
Best wins · Blitz
From 10 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2018–2025
| # | Opponent | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1, | FM Daniel Barrish, Nov 2018 · Graham Solomon Memorial 2018 (Blitz) | , 2183 |
| 2, | Justin Lynch, Nov 2018 · Graham Solomon Memorial 2018 (Blitz) | , 1725 |
| 3, | Ammen Mohammed De Villiers, Jan 2025 · CAPE TOWN MASTERS CHALLENGE 2025 (Blitz) | , 1675 |
| 4, | Jared Meyer, Dec 2023 · Western Cape Rural Cup 2023 Blitz | , 1558 |
* No blitz rating yet, so FIDE rates the game at the player's classical rating.
Performance rating by year
| Year | Games | Score | Avg opp | TPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 1½ | 1767 | 1680 |
Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.
- Jan 2025Swissfederation sourceBest of 2025Score 4½/7Opp avg 1767Start 1944
- Dec 2023Swissfederation sourceScore 5½/7Opp avg 1597Start 1926
- Nov 2018Swissfederation sourceBest of 2018Score 5/12Opp avg 2162
- CAPE TOWN MASTERS CHALLENGE 2025 (Blitz) · Jan 2025 · 4½/7
- Western Cape Rural Cup 2023 Blitz · Dec 2023 · 5½/7
- Graham Solomon Memorial 2018 (Blitz) · Nov 2018 · 5/12
World
- #=56538Lukas Weissensteiner1917
- #=56538Wit Wiech1917
- #=56538Athon Willenberg1917
- #=56538Richard Willis1917
- #=56538Michael Wolff1917
South Africa
- #100Jiraan Braaf1919
- #101Dione Goredema1918
- #=102Athon Willenberg1917
- #=102Lindokuhle Xulu1917
- #104Thabang Mamonyane1916
Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.