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WLS · 18 yrs · K=40 · Peak 1652 (Feb 2026)

Best performance: 1663 at South Wales Winter Major(Best of 2026)

World #=139012 live, down 2190#136,822 publishedWales #183Europe #=94001among active players

Classical rating

1632

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

On FIDE’s list since Feb 2025

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Classical

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Classical rating 1650 to 1632 over the last 12 months; peak 1652 in February 2026.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassical
Nov 20261632, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261632, 0, 0 games
Sep 20261632, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261632, 0, 0 games
Jul 20261632, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261632, 0, 0 games
May 20261632, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261632, -19, 4 games
Mar 20261651, -1, 0 games
Feb 20261652, +2, 4 games
Jan 20261650, 0, 0 games
Dec 20251650, 0, 0 games

Form · Classical

oldest → latest

Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 4 games, Jan 23 – Jan 25.

From 23 classical games on record, the latest on Mar 8.

Classical games since the November list

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

Last playedScore
2026 Spring under 1850 MajorMar 7 – Mar 8TPR 15561½/5

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

Best wins · Classical

From 13 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2024–2026

#OpponentRating
1, Chris Thompson, Mar 2026 · 2026 Spring under 1850 Major, 1509
2, Lucas Zheng, Jan 2024 · 2024 South Wales Major, 1380

Event timeline · Classical

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
20268316971610
202441½15331446

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

Rated near Benjamin James Richards · Classical

World

  1. #=139012SEAN MICHAEL MANALO1632.0
  2. #=139012Ove Hassinge1632.0
  3. #=139012Benjamin James Richards1632.0
  4. #=139012Guenther Matthias Funk1632.0
  5. #=139012Artur Jorge Capela Gomes Lemos1632.0

Wales

  1. #181Malcolm Probert1636.0
  2. #182John Cox1635.0
  3. #183Benjamin James Richards1632.0
  4. #184Andrew Powell1629.0
  5. #185Robert Wallace1625.0

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