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WLS · 41 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1665 (Jun 2024)

Best performance: 1841 at Welsh Blitz(Best of 2024)

World #=79416 live, down 1446#77,970 publishedWales #=69Europe #=39871among active players

Blitz rating

1591

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

On FIDE’s list since Oct 2023

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Blitz

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Blitz rating 1665 to 1591 over the last 12 months; peak 1665 in June 2024.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20261617, 0, 0 games1610, 0, 0 games1591, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261617, 0, 0 games1610, 0, 0 games1591, -60, 9 games
Sep 20261617, -5, 2 games1610, 0, 0 games1651, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261622, -7, 8 games1610, 0, 0 games1651, 0, 0 games
Jul 20261629, 0, 0 games1610, 0, 0 games1651, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261629, 0, 0 games1610, 0, 0 games1651, 0, 0 games
May 20261629, 0, 0 games1610, 0, 0 games1651, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261629, +4, 3 games1610, 0, 0 games1651, 0, 0 games
Mar 20261625, 0, 0 games1610, 0, 0 games1651, -1, 0 games
Feb 20261625, +20, 4 games1610, 0, 0 games1652, 0, 0 games
Jan 20261605, 0, 0 games1610, 0, 0 games1652, 0, 0 games
Dec 20251605, 0, 0 games1610, 0, 0 games1652, -13, 5 games

Form · Blitz

oldest → latest

Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 2 games, Sep 19.

From 78 blitz games on record, the latest on Sep 19.

Blitz games since the November list

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

Last playedScore
2026 UK Open Blitz Qualifier: CardiffSep 19TPR 14006½/15

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

Best wins · Blitz

From 44 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2023–2026

#OpponentRating
1, Duncan Williams, May 2024 · Welsh Blitz, 1828
2, Darson Beeston, May 2024 · Welsh Blitz, 1817
3, Kristan Enoch, May 2024 · Welsh Blitz, 1763

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
20269216201400
20255118261586
2024191317081841

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

Rated near Gareth Richards · Blitz

World

  1. #=79416Avni Antolovic1591.0
  2. #=79416Emil Astorga Qviberg1591.0
  3. #=79416Gareth Richards1591.0
  4. #=79416Daniel Altmann1591.0
  5. #=79416Leonel Pereira Neves1591.0

Wales

  1. #67Archie Jones1596.0
  2. #68Mckenzie Archibald1594.0
  3. #=69Gareth Richards1591.0
  4. #=69Daniel Altmann1591.0
  5. #71Jai Hrithvik Adithya Are1589.0

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

Gareth Richards: Live FIDE Rating 1617