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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 #=47010 live, down 735#46,275 publishedSouth Africa #=109Africa #=1365among active players

Classical rating

1909

FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.

On FIDE’s list since Feb 2022

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Classical

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Classical rating unchanged at 1909 over the last 12 months; peak 1911 in August 2026.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalBlitz
Nov 20261909, +9, 5 games1883, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261900, -11, 4 games1883, 0, 0 games
Sep 20261911, 0, 0 games1883, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261911, +2, 10 games1883, 0, 0 games
Jul 20261909, 0, 0 games1883, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261909, 0, 0 games1883, 0, 0 games
May 20261909, 0, 0 games1883, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261909, 0, 0 games1883, 0, 0 games
Mar 20261909, 0, 0 games1883, 0, 0 games
Feb 20261909, 0, 0 games1883, 0, 0 games
Jan 20261909, 0, 0 games1883, 0, 0 games
Dec 20251909, 0, 0 games1883, 0, 0 games

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 classical 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

13 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
2026191018911912
2022351818361843
2017101687—

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. #=47010Peter Hee Lindhardt1909.0
  2. #=47010Claus Qvist Jessen1909.0
  3. #=47010James Allison1909.0
  4. #=47010Rowan Daelen Price1909.0
  5. #=47010Yubo 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 rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.