WLS · 21 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1677 (Mar 2025)
Best performance: 1825 at 2025 British Universities Championship: Blitz B(Best of 2025)
Blitz rating
1677
FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.
On FIDE’s list since Sep 2016 · Inactive on FIDE’s list
How live ratings are calculated
Rating History · Blitz
Blitz rating unchanged at 1677 over the last 12 months; peak 1677 in March 2025.
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 | 1557, 0, 0 games | 1599, 0, 0 games | 1677, 0, 0 games |
| Oct 2026 | 1557, 0, 0 games | 1599, 0, 0 games | 1677, 0, 0 games |
| Sep 2026 | 1557, 0, 0 games | 1599, 0, 0 games | 1677, 0, 0 games |
| Aug 2026 | 1557, 0, 0 games | 1599, 0, 0 games | 1677, 0, 0 games |
| Jul 2026 | 1557, 0, 0 games | 1599, 0, 0 games | 1677, 0, 0 games |
| Jun 2026 | 1557, 0, 0 games | 1599, 0, 0 games | 1677, 0, 0 games |
| May 2026 | 1557, 0, 0 games | 1599, 0, 0 games | 1677, 0, 0 games |
| Apr 2026 | 1557, 0, 0 games | 1599, 0, 0 games | 1677, 0, 0 games |
| Mar 2026 | 1557, 0, 0 games | 1599, 0, 0 games | 1677, 0, 0 games |
| Feb 2026 | 1557, 0, 0 games | 1599, 0, 0 games | 1677, 0, 0 games |
| Jan 2026 | 1557, 0, 0 games | 1599, 0, 0 games | 1677, 0, 0 games |
| Dec 2025 | 1557, 0, 0 games | 1599, 0, 0 games | 1677, 0, 0 games |
Form · Blitz
From 104 blitz games on record, the latest on Feb 22, 2025.
No rated blitz games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)
| Show games | Last played | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 British Universities Championship: Blitz BFeb 22, 2025TPR 1825 | 6½/9 |
The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.
Best wins · Blitz
From 74 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2016–2025
| # | Opponent | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1, | FM Tim Kett, Jun 2018 · 2018 South Wales Summer Blitz | , 2182 |
| 2, | William Hewitt, Mar 2019 · 2019 Welsh Blitz Championship | , 2106 |
| 3, | CM Lee Davis, Mar 2019 · 2019 Welsh Blitz Championship | , 1950 |
| 4, | WFM Helen M Frostick, Sep 2019 · UK Open Blitz Championship 2019 - Cardiff Qualifier | , 1900 |
| 5, | Matthew Staniforth, Sep 2018 · 2018 UK Open Blitz Cardiff Qualifier | , 1842 |
| 6, | Robert Graham Taylor, 2 wins, Sep 2019 · UK Open Blitz Championship 2019 - Cardiff Qualifier | , 1821 |
| 7, | Calum Harris, Jun 2018 · 2018 South Wales Summer Blitz | , 1786 |
| 8, | Liam Penny, Sep 2017 · South Wales Autumn Blitz 2017 | , 1766 |
| 9, | Dai James, Sep 2019 · UK Open Blitz Championship 2019 - Cardiff Qualifier | , 1765 |
| 10, | Jobayer Khan, Feb 2025 · 2025 British Universities Championship: Blitz B | , 1730* |
| # | Opponent | Overall | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1, | IM Marcus R Harvey, Highest-rated meeting: Sep 2018 · 2018 UK Open Blitz Cardiff Qualifier | , 0/1 | , 2269 |
| 2, | FM Grzegorz Toczek, Highest-rated meeting: Sep 2018 · 2018 UK Open Blitz Cardiff Qualifier | , 0/1 | , 2241 |
| 3, | GM Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant, Highest-rated meeting: Nov 2019 · UK Blitz Solihull Women's Section | , 0/1 | , 2218 |
| 4, | WGM Katarzyna Toma, Highest-rated meeting: Nov 2019 · UK Blitz Solihull Women's Section | , 0/1 | , 2210 |
| 5, | FM Tim Kett, Highest-rated meeting: Jun 2018 · 2018 South Wales Summer Blitz | , 1/2 | , 2182 |
| 6, | IM James T Sherwin, Highest-rated meeting: Sep 2019 · UK Open Blitz Championship 2019 - Cardiff Qualifier | , 0/1 | , 2161 |
| 7, | Rudy Van Kemenade, Highest-rated meeting: Mar 2019 · 2019 Welsh Blitz Championship | , 0/2 | , 2135 |
| 8, | Madara Orlovska, Highest-rated meeting: Sep 2019 · UK Open Blitz Championship 2019 - Cardiff Qualifier | , 0/2 | , 2116 |
| 9, | William Hewitt, Highest-rated meeting: Mar 2019 · 2019 Welsh Blitz Championship | , 1/2 | , 2106 |
| 10, | Adam Rakos, Highest-rated meeting: Jun 2018 · 2018 South Wales Summer Blitz | , 0/1 | , 2081 |
* 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 | 3 | 2 | 1700 | 1825 |
| 2019 | 36 | 15½ | 1821 | 1771 |
| 2018 | 20 | 9½ | 1745 | 1731 |
| 2017 | 10 | 5 | 1722 | 1722 |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 1815 | 1015 |
Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.
- Feb 2025Swissfederation sourceBest of 2025Score 6½/9Opp avg 1700Start 1664
- Feb 2024Swissfederation sourceScore 3/9Start 1440
- Nov 2019Round robinfederation source#3 in 2019Score 6½/15Opp avg 1785Start 1354
- Sep 2019Swissfederation source#2 in 2019Score 8/15Opp avg 1832Start 1287
- Mar 2019Swissfederation sourceBest of 2019Score 5/10Opp avg 1866Start 1226
- Sep 2018Swissfederation source#2 in 2018Score 8/15Opp avg 1794Start 1176
- Jun 2018Swissfederation sourceBest of 2018Score 5½/9Opp avg 1685Start 1093
- Sep 2017Swissfederation sourceBest of 2017Score 5/11Opp avg 1722Start 1011
- 2025 British Universities Championship: Blitz B · Feb 2025 · 6½/9
- 2024 British Universities Championship: Blitz · Feb 2024 · 3/9
- UK Blitz Solihull Women's Section · Nov 2019 · 6½/15
- UK Open Blitz Championship 2019 - Cardiff Qualifier · Sep 2019 · 8/15
- 2019 Welsh Blitz Championship · Mar 2019 · 5/10
- 2018 UK Open Blitz Cardiff Qualifier · Sep 2018 · 8/15
- 2018 South Wales Summer Blitz · Jun 2018 · 5½/9
- South Wales Autumn Blitz 2017 · Sep 2017 · 5/11
- 2016 South Wales Autumn Blitz · Sep 2016 · 5/11
World
- #=165523Eoghan Smith1677
- #=165523Louis Smith1677
- #=165523Madeleine Smith1677
- #=165523Aureo Soares1677
- #=165523Naranbaatar Sod-Erdene1677
Wales
- #212Michael Sawtell1679
- #213Harrison Postans1678
- #214Madeleine Smith1677
- #215Clara Deng1673
- #216Rishi Choudhuri1671
Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.