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RSA · 26 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1911 (Aug 2026)

Best performance: 2182 at FISU World University Championship Chess 2022 Men(Best of 2022)

World #=46817 live, down 542#46,275 publishedSouth Africa #=109

NOV26 Rating

1909

Live Rating

1909.0

Change

0.0

Games Played

0

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Classical

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Official classical rating by month
ListRatingChange
Nov 20261909+9
Oct 20261900-11
Sep 202619110
Aug 20261911+2
Jul 202619090
Jun 202619090
May 202619090
Apr 202619090
Mar 202619090
Feb 202619090
Jan 202619090
Dec 202519090

Form · Classical

oldest → latest

Unbeaten in the last 8 games (2 wins, 6 draws), since Sep 26. That is the longest unbeaten run of 2026.

From 77 classical games on record, the latest on Oct 18.

Classical games since the November list

No rated standard games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)

Last playedScore
Southall Congress 261017 U2400Oct 17 – Oct 18TPR 19613½/5

The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.

Best wins · Classical

From 67 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2017–2026

#OpponentRating
1, IM Theo Stijve, Sep 2022 · FISU World University Championship Chess 2022 Men, 2392
2, Robin Butzen, Sep 2022 · FISU World University Championship Chess 2022 Men, 2063
3, Jason S. Davies, Jul 2022 · 2022 South African Open Chess Championships (Open), 2026

Openings · Classical

From the moves of 13 of 77 classical games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.d4 in 8 of 8 games.

As BlackMeets 1.e4 with 1...e6.

All openings (1 as Black)

Against 1.e4: 1...e6 in 3.

Openings in Black gamesGamesScore
French Defense383%

2 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.

Event timeline · Classical

5 of 13 events · All years

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 month

2026: 1912 over 19 rated games

MonthGamesScoreAvg oppTPR
Oct53½18121961
Sep41½19011814
Jul10519271927

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

Rated near James Allison · Classical

World

  1. #=46817Peter Hee Lindhardt1909.0
  2. #=46817Claus Qvist Jessen1909.0
  3. #=46817James Allison1909.0
  4. #=46817Rowan Daelen Price1909.0
  5. #=46817Yubo Weng1909.0

South Africa

  1. #107Prince Ngombo1912.0
  2. #108Harrison Scherzer1910.0
  3. #=109James Allison1909.0
  4. #=109Rowan Daelen Price1909.0
  5. #=109Yubo Weng1909.0

Live ratings projected from the NOV26 published list · Not affiliated with FIDE