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SCO · 47 yrs · K=20 · Peak 2060 (By Nov 2024)

Best performance: 2042 at Swieqi Chess Club Aug Blitz 2026(Best of 2026)

World #=19076 live, down 246#18,830 publishedScotland #47Europe #=11124among active players

Blitz rating

1948

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

On FIDE’s list since Nov 2024

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Blitz

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Blitz rating 1994 to 1948 over the last 12 months; peak 2060 by November 2024.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20262091, 0, 0 games2012, 0, 0 games1948, -5, 9 games
Oct 20262091, 0, 0 games2012, -31, 5 games1953, 0, 0 games
Sep 20262091, 0, 0 games2043, 0, 0 games1953, +30, 9 games
Aug 20262091, 0, 0 games2043, 0, 0 games1923, -33, 8 games
Jul 20262091, 0, 0 games2043, 0, 0 games1956, 0, 0 games
Jun 20262091, 0, 0 games2043, 0, 0 games1956, 0, 0 games
May 20262091, 0, 0 games2043, 0, 0 games1956, -11, 9 games
Apr 20262091, 0, 0 games2043, 0, 0 games1967, 0, 0 games
Mar 20262091, 0, 0 games2043, 0, 0 games1967, -27, 8 games
Feb 20262091, 0, 0 games2043, 0, 0 games1994, 0, 0 games
Jan 20262091, 0, 0 games2043, 0, 0 games1994, 0, 0 games
Dec 20252091, 0, 0 games2043, 0, 0 games1994, 0, 0 games

Form · Blitz

oldest → latest

Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 5 games, Jun 20 – Aug 22.

From 88 blitz games on record, the latest on Oct 10.

Blitz games since the November list

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

Last playedScore
Swieqi Chess Club Oct Blitz 2026Oct 10TPR 19155½/8

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

Best wins · Blitz

From 84 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2024–2026

#OpponentRating
1, CM Matthew Portelli, 2 wins, Aug 2026 · Swieqi Chess Club Aug Blitz 2026, 2263
2, Eldar Lachinov, Aug 2026 · Swieqi Chess Club Aug Blitz 2026, 2060
3, Manfred Unger, Sep 2025 · Swieqi Chess Club Open Blitz September 2025, 1978

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

Event timeline · Blitz

10 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
20264224½18361893
2025342118261913
20248518191914

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

Rated near Paul Hopper · Blitz

World

  1. #=19076Massimiliano Stevic1948.0
  2. #=19076Filip Hruby1948.0
  3. #=19076Paul Hopper1948.0
  4. #=19076Tristan Alonso Rodriguez1948.0
  5. #=19076Igor Belov1948.0

Scotland

  1. #45Kevin McDonald1950.0
  2. #46Yashwardhan Shankar1949.0
  3. #47Paul Hopper1948.0
  4. #48Ross Blackford1934.0
  5. #=49Peter R Smith1928.0

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