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USA · 56 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1954 (By Apr 2017)

Best performance: 2046 at 2026 Captain Vigil's Chess Festival At Sea(Best of 2026)

World #=55332 live, down 667#54,665 publishedUnited States #=1521

NOV26 Rating

1876

Live Rating

1876.0

Change

0.0

Games Played

0

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Classical

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Official classical rating by month
ListRatingChange
Nov 202618760
Oct 202618760
Sep 202618760
Aug 202618760
Jul 202618760
Jun 202618760
May 202618760
Apr 202618760
Mar 202618760
Feb 20261876+32
Jan 202618440
Dec 202518440

Form · Classical

oldest → latest

Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 4 games, Jan 11 – Jan 16.

From 65 classical games on record, the latest on Jan 16.

Classical games since the November list

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

Last playedScore
2026 Captain Vigil's Chess Festival At SeaJan 11 – Jan 16TPR 20463½/6

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

Best wins · Classical

From 38 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2010–2026

#OpponentRating
1, John Whitworth, Jan 2026 · 2026 Captain Vigil's Chess Festival At Sea, 1774
2, Moulik Mehta, Aug 2016 · 62nd Iowa Open Championship, 1731
3, Roger Alexander, Feb 2019 · 5th Annual Port of Burlington Open, 1662

Event timeline · Classical

1 of 16 events · All years

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 month

2026: 2046 over 4 rated games

MonthGamesScoreAvg oppTPR
Jan43½17102046

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 White · Classical

World

  1. #=55332FM Lester Van Meter1876.0
  2. #=55332Yevgeniy Rozenfeld1876.0
  3. #=55332James White1876.0
  4. #=55332Quentin Junger1876.0
  5. #=55332David Desinte1876.0

United States

  1. #=1521FM Lester Van Meter1876.0
  2. #=1521Yevgeniy Rozenfeld1876.0
  3. #=1521James White1876.0
  4. #=1521Dereck Laureano1876.0
  5. #=1521Rohith Kaliyur1876.0

Live ratings projected from the NOV26 published list · Not affiliated with FIDE