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RSA · 32 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1483 (Nov 2026)

Best performance: 1885 at 4th GreenPawn Showdown(Best of 2026)

World #=106604 live, down 2230#104,374 publishedSouth Africa #289Africa #=4517among active players

Blitz rating

1483

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

On FIDE’s list since May 2023

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Blitz

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Blitz rating 1464 to 1483 over the last 12 months; peak 1483 in November 2026.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalBlitz
Nov 20261518, 0, 0 games1483, +21, 5 games
Oct 20261518, 0, 0 games1462, 0, 0 games
Sep 20261518, 0, 0 games1462, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261518, 0, 0 games1462, 0, 0 games
Jul 20261518, +8, 5 games1462, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261510, 0, 0 games1462, 0, 0 games
May 20261510, 0, 0 games1462, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261510, 0, 0 games1462, 0, 0 games
Mar 20261510, +1, 0 games1462, 0, 0 games
Feb 20261509, -1, 0 games1462, 0, 0 games
Jan 20261510, 0, 0 games1462, 0, 0 games
Dec 20251510, 0, 0 games1462, -2, 1 game

Form · Blitz

oldest → latest

Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 3 games, Oct 6.

From 38 blitz games on record, the latest on Oct 6.

Blitz games since the November list

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

Show gamesLast playedScore
4th GreenPawn ShowdownOct 6TPR 18852½/6

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

Best wins · Blitz

From 16 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2023–2026

#OpponentRating
1, WIM Ivette Alejandra Garcia Morales, Oct 2026 · 4th GreenPawn Showdown, 1996
2, Shreeya Mahadeo, Jul 2024 · 2024 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz), 1549*
3, Kajol Naidoo, Jul 2024 · 2024 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz), 1492

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

Event timeline · Blitz

5 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
202651½20341885
2025102005—
202472½16141512

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

Rated near Craig Atkinson · Blitz

World

  1. #=106604Mukhammadmirzo Sunnatov1483.0
  2. #=106604Hasanjon Rajabov1483.0
  3. #=106604Craig Atkinson1483.0
  4. #=106604Hernando Arturo Narvaez Ayala1483.0
  5. #=106604Anderson Camilo Tapiero Tapia1483.0

South Africa

  1. #=285Kaleem Ahmid1484.0
  2. #=285Kyle Meissenheimer1484.0
  3. #289Craig Atkinson1483.0
  4. #290Panashe George1482.0
  5. #=291Gcina Mkhize1481.0

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