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WLS · 79 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1877 (Oct 2018)

Best performance: 1965 at South Wales January Blitz 2019(Best of 2019)

World #=39450 live, down 614#38,836 publishedWales #33Europe #=21848among active players

Blitz rating

1793

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

On FIDE’s list since May 2016

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Blitz

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Blitz rating 1828 to 1793 over the last 12 months; peak 1877 in October 2018.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20261837, 0, 0 games1923, 0, 0 games1793, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261837, 0, 0 games1923, 0, 0 games1793, 0, 0 games
Sep 20261837, 0, 0 games1923, 0, 0 games1793, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261837, 0, 0 games1923, 0, 0 games1793, 0, 0 games
Jul 20261837, +2, 1 game1923, 0, 0 games1793, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261835, 0, 0 games1923, -23, 4 games1793, 0, 0 games
May 20261835, 0, 0 games1946, 0, 0 games1793, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261835, 0, 0 games1946, 0, 0 games1793, 0, 0 games
Mar 20261835, -6, 1 game1946, 0, 0 games1793, -35, 10 games
Feb 20261841, -16, 1 game1946, 0, 0 games1828, 0, 0 games
Jan 20261857, 0, 0 games1946, 0, 0 games1828, 0, 0 games
Dec 20251857, -7, 1 game1946, 0, 0 games1828, 0, 0 games

Form · Blitz

oldest → latest

Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 2 games, Feb 14.

From 200 blitz games on record, the latest on Feb 14.

Blitz games since the November list

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

Last playedScore
2026 Welsh Blitz ChampionshipFeb 14TPR 16926/11

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

Best wins · Blitz

From 150 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2016–2026

#OpponentRating
1, IM James Cobb, Mar 2017 · 2017 South Wales Spring Blitz, 2369
2, Gareth Morris, Sep 2016 · 2016 South Wales Autumn Blitz, 2028
3, Walter N. R. Saunders, Jan 2019 · South Wales January Blitz 2019, 2025

Event timeline · Blitz

19 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
202610516921692
202475½15321762
20237216921534
20209218641644
20194516½17861691
2018361917831804
2017178½18701870

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

Rated near Dai James · Blitz

World

  1. #=39450Rolf Pettersson1793.0
  2. #=39450Martin Emander1793.0
  3. #=39450Dai James1793.0
  4. #=39450Carlos Rafael Acosta1793.0
  5. #=39450Jose Velho Guerreiro1793.0

Wales

  1. #=30Jake Davis1815.0
  2. #32WCM Imogen A L Camp1808.0
  3. #33Dai James1793.0
  4. #34Elliott MacNeil1792.0
  5. #35Jamie Roberts1782.0

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