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USA · 51 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1621 (Mar 2024, includes FIDE’s rating adjustment)

Best performance: 1528 at 2025 North Carolina Open - Blitz U2000(Best of 2025)

World #=93776 live, down 1737#92,039 publishedUnited States #1834Americas #=15781among active players

Blitz rating

1533

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

On FIDE’s list since Feb 2024

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Blitz

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Blitz rating 1621 to 1533 over the last 12 months; peak 1621 in March 2024.

Official rating by month

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

ListBlitz
Nov 20261533, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261533, 0, 0 games
Sep 20261533, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261533, 0, 0 games
Jul 20261533, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261533, -12, 3 games
May 20261545, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261545, -30, 4 games
Mar 20261575, -1, 0 games
Feb 20261576, 0, 0 games
Jan 20261576, -45, 8 games
Dec 20251621, 0, 0 games

Form · Blitz

oldest → latest

Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 2 games, Mar 21.

From 43 blitz games on record, the latest on May 2.

Blitz games since the November list

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

Last playedScore
2026 Charlotte Spring Open — BlitzMay 2TPR 13801½/6

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

Best wins · Blitz

From 23 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2023–2026

#OpponentRating
1, Nate Oertell, Jan 2024 · 2024 Charlotte Open - Blitz Championship, 1735*
2, Max Desaikov, Mar 2026 · 2026 Spring FIDE Blitz, 1681
3, Aiden Zhu, Nov 2025 · 2025 North Carolina Open - Blitz U2000, 1673

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

Event timeline · Blitz

7 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
202681½16621411
202581½16431392
20233115131388

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

Rated near John Retarides · Blitz

World

  1. #=93776Tymur Donets1533.0
  2. #=93776David Garcia1533.0
  3. #=93776John Retarides1533.0
  4. #=93776Bernard Leclerc1533.0
  5. #=93776Kacper Mierzejewski1533.0

United States

  1. #=1832William Fitzgerald1534.0
  2. #=1832Akhil Krishna1534.0
  3. #1834John Retarides1533.0
  4. #=1835Swaminathan Sankar1532.0
  5. #=1835Charlie Manolakis1532.0

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