USA · 32 yrs · K=40 · Peak 1831 (Mar 2024, includes FIDE’s rating adjustment)
Best performance: 1963 at Southern California Championship Candidates(Best of 2011)
Classical rating
1831
FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.
On FIDE’s list since Sep 2021 · Inactive on FIDE’s list
How live ratings are calculated
Rating History · Classical
Classical rating unchanged at 1831 over the last 12 months; peak 1831 in March 2024.
Official rating by month
Each month: the rating, its change from the list before, and the rated games FIDE counted.
| List | Classical | Blitz |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | 1831, 0, 0 games | 2132, 0, 0 games |
| Oct 2026 | 1831, 0, 0 games | 2132, 0, 0 games |
| Sep 2026 | 1831, 0, 0 games | 2132, 0, 0 games |
| Aug 2026 | 1831, 0, 0 games | 2132, 0, 0 games |
| Jul 2026 | 1831, 0, 0 games | 2132, 0, 0 games |
| Jun 2026 | 1831, 0, 0 games | 2132, 0, 0 games |
| May 2026 | 1831, 0, 0 games | 2132, 0, 0 games |
| Apr 2026 | 1831, 0, 0 games | 2132, 0, 0 games |
| Mar 2026 | 1831, 0, 0 games | 2132, 0, 0 games |
| Feb 2026 | 1831, 0, 0 games | 2132, 0, 0 games |
| Jan 2026 | 1831, 0, 0 games | 2132, 0, 0 games |
| Dec 2025 | 1831, 0, 0 games | 2132, 0, 0 games |
Form · Classical
Unbeaten in every game on record since Jun 7, 2024 (5: 1 win, 4 draws). Games before 2024 are not all on record yet.
From 50 classical games on record, the latest on Jun 9, 2024.
No rated classical games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)
| Last played | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 National Open - Under 2100Jun 6, 2024 – Jun 9, 2024TPR 1833 | 3/5 |
The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.
Best wins · Classical
From 36 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2009–2024
| # | Opponent | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1, | IM Kostya Kavutskiy, Jun 2011 · Southern California Championship Candidates | , 2190 |
| 2, | Craig Faber, Jun 2009 · Southern California Championship Candidates | , 2127 |
| 3, | Steven E Merwin, Jun 2014 · 2014 National Open - U2200 Section | , 2037 |
| 4, | David Rupel, Jun 2023 · 2023 National Open - Under 2100 | , 1890 |
| 5, | Benjamin E Durost, Dec 2022 · 32nd annual North American Open - U2100 | , 1818 |
| 6, | Tanish Vora, Dec 2022 · 32nd annual North American Open - U2100 | , 1768 |
| 7, | William Allen, Jun 2021 · 2021 National Open - Under 2300 | , 1640 |
Performance rating by year
| Year | Games | Score | Avg opp | TPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 1½ | 1833 | 1833 |
| 2022 | 9 | 4 | 1709 | 1666 |
| 2021 | 7 | 1½ | 1876 | 1646 |
| 2014 | 4 | 1½ | 1945 | 1858 |
| 2011 | 4 | 1 | 2156 | 1963 |
| 2009 | 5 | 1½ | 2091 | 1942 |
Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.
- Jun 2024Swissfederation sourceBest of 2024Score 3/5Opp avg 1833Start 1831
- Jun 2023Swissfederation sourceBest of 2023Score 3/5Opp avg 1933Start 1666
- Dec 2022Swissfederation sourceBest of 2022Score 3½/6Opp avg 1711Start 1616
- Jun 2022Swissfederation source#2 in 2022Score ½/3Opp avg 1705Start 1646
- Jul – Aug 2021Swissfederation sourceBest of 2021Score ½/3Opp avg 2058
- Jun 2014Swissfederation sourceBest of 2014Score 3½/6Opp avg 1945
- Jun 2011Swissfederation sourceBest of 2011Score 1/4Opp avg 2156
- 2024 National Open - Under 2100 · Jun 2024 · 3/5
- 2023 National Open - Under 2100 · Jun 2023 · 3/5
- 32nd annual North American Open - U2100 · Dec 2022 · 3½/6
- 2022 National Open - Under 2300 · Jun 2022 · ½/3
- 26th Annual Pacific Coast Open - Premier · Jul – Aug 2021 · ½/3
- 2021 National Open - Under 2300 · Jun 2021 · 2/6
- 2014 National Open - U2200 Section · Jun 2014 · 3½/6
- Southern California Championship Candidates · Jun 2011 · 1/4
- 28th Annual US Amateur Team Championship - West · Feb 2011 · 5½/6
- Southern California Championship Candidates · Jun 2009 · 1/4
- 26th Annual U.S Amateur Team West · Feb 2009 · 1/3
World
- #=181474Kader Ghersi1831
- #=181474Hamdy Ghoniem1831
- #=181474Daniel Giordani1831
- #=181474Leonid Gitin1831
- #=181474Timur Gizatulin1831
United States
- #=6109Vidyuth Harish1832
- #=6109Joshua A Nichols1832
- #=6124Daniel Giordani1831
- #=6124Stephanie Shao1831
- #=6124Anirudh Ganesh1831
Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.