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ENG · 93 yrs · K=20 · Peak 2227 (Oct 2019)

Best performance: 2274 at UK Open Blitz Championship 2019 - Cardiff Qualifier(Best of 2019)

World #=17502 live, down 283#17,219 publishedEngland #=246Europe #=10256among active players

Blitz rating

1965

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

On FIDE’s list since Oct 2018

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Blitz

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Blitz rating 1970 to 1965 over the last 12 months; peak 2227 in October 2019.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20262246, 0, 0 games2129, 0, 0 games1965, 0, 0 games
Oct 20262246, 0, 0 games2129, 0, 0 games1965, -5, 15 games
Sep 20262246, 0, 0 games2129, 0, 0 games1970, 0, 0 games
Aug 20262246, 0, 0 games2129, 0, 0 games1970, 0, 0 games
Jul 20262246, 0, 0 games2129, 0, 0 games1970, 0, 0 games
Jun 20262246, 0, 0 games2129, 0, 0 games1970, 0, 0 games
May 20262246, 0, 0 games2129, 0, 0 games1970, 0, 0 games
Apr 20262246, 0, 0 games2129, 0, 0 games1970, 0, 0 games
Mar 20262246, 0, 0 games2129, 0, 0 games1970, 0, 0 games
Feb 20262246, 0, 0 games2129, +11, 7 games1970, 0, 0 games
Jan 20262246, 0, 0 games2118, 0, 0 games1970, 0, 0 games
Dec 20252246, 0, 0 games2118, 0, 0 games1970, 0, 0 games

Form · Blitz

oldest → latest

Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 3 games, Sep 19.

From 226 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: London 3 (Golders Green)Sep 19TPR 19816½/15

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

Best wins · Blitz

From 193 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2018–2026

#OpponentRating
1, IM Thomas E Rendle, Nov 2019 · UK Blitz Final Solihull Mens Section, 2461
2, IM Marcus R Harvey, Sep 2019 · UK Open Blitz Championship 2019 - Cardiff Qualifier, 2408
3, IM Charles A Cobb, Nov 2024 · Stoke Gifford Blitz (incorporating the 6th Bristo League Champs) - Open, 2385*

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

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
2026156½20311981
2025157½18371837
20243721½19532010
20233618½18661873
20195031½20112106

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

Rated near James T Sherwin · Blitz

World

  1. #=17502Jorgen Nilsson1965.0
  2. #=17502Jose Miguel Sereno Santos1965.0
  3. #=17502IM James T Sherwin1965.0
  4. #=17502Adrian Nica1965.0
  5. #=17502Helio Ricardo Soutinho Peixoto1965.0

England

  1. #=244Peter J E Ackley1967.0
  2. #=244Magnus Borissow1967.0
  3. #=246IM James T Sherwin1965.0
  4. #=246CM Jon S Friedland1965.0
  5. #=246Eldar Alizada1965.0

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