SCO · 23 yrs · K=20 · Peak 2046 (Jun 2025)
Best performance: 2157 at Ayr Blitz 2024(Best of 2024)
Blitz rating
1980
FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.
On FIDE’s list since May 2022 · Inactive on FIDE’s list
How live ratings are calculated
Rating History · Blitz
Blitz rating unchanged at 1980 over the last 12 months; peak 2046 in June 2025.
Official rating by month
Each month: the rating, its change from the list before, and the rated games FIDE counted.
| List | Classical | Rapid | Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | 2016, 0, 0 games | 1884, 0, 0 games | 1980, 0, 0 games |
| Oct 2026 | 2016, 0, 0 games | 1884, 0, 0 games | 1980, 0, 0 games |
| Sep 2026 | 2016, 0, 0 games | 1884, 0, 0 games | 1980, 0, 0 games |
| Aug 2026 | 2016, -20, 7 games | 1884, 0, 0 games | 1980, 0, 0 games |
| Jul 2026 | 2036, +6, 5 games | 1884, 0, 0 games | 1980, 0, 0 games |
| Jun 2026 | 2030, +16, 7 games | 1884, 0, 0 games | 1980, 0, 0 games |
| May 2026 | 2014, +9, 1 game | 1884, 0, 0 games | 1980, 0, 0 games |
| Apr 2026 | 2005, -4, 2 games | 1884, 0, 0 games | 1980, 0, 0 games |
| Mar 2026 | 2009, +19, 2 games | 1884, 0, 0 games | 1980, 0, 0 games |
| Feb 2026 | 1990, +14, 4 games | 1884, -31, 5 games | 1980, 0, 0 games |
| Jan 2026 | 1976, -24, 7 games | 1915, +27, 5 games | 1980, 0, 0 games |
| Dec 2025 | 2000, +10, 1 game | 1888, 0, 0 games | 1980, 0, 0 games |
Form · Blitz
From 128 blitz games on record, the latest on Sep 7, 2025.
No rated blitz games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)
| Last played | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 UK Open Blitz: Glasgow QualifierSep 7, 2025TPR 1908 | 7½/15 |
The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.
Best wins · Blitz
From 109 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2022–2025
| # | Opponent | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1, | CM Ja Ophoff, Apr 2025 · Ken Stewart Cup | , 2263* |
| 2, | FM Andrew Burnett, Apr 2024 · Team Lightning Championship 2024 | , 2195 |
| 3, | Pavlos Bozinakis, Apr 2024 · Team Lightning Championship 2024 | , 2154 |
| 4, | Matthew J Payne, Aug 2022 · Chessable British Chess Championships 2022: Week 2 Blitz | , 2111 |
| 5, | Daniel Savidge, Sep 2024 · Ayr Blitz 2024 | , 2029 |
| 6, | George Marwan Vayanos, Apr 2025 · Ken Stewart Cup | , 2024 |
| 7, | Jake M Sanger, Sep 2025 · 2025 UK Open Blitz: Glasgow Qualifier | , 2018 |
| 8, | Nicolas Skettos, Sep 2024 · Ayr Blitz 2024 | , 1995 |
| 9, | Stephen G McQuillan, Apr 2022 · Edinburgh Blitz 2022 - Scottish Chess Tour | , 1973 |
| 10, | Jacob Watson, Oct 2024 · British Blitz - Scottish Qualifier 2024 | , 1939 |
| # | Opponent | Overall | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1, | FM Keith Ruxton, Highest-rated meeting: Apr 2022 · Edinburgh Blitz 2022 - Scottish Chess Tour | , 0/2 | , 2355 |
| 2, | IM Frederick Waldhausen Gordon, Highest-rated meeting: Oct 2024 · British Blitz - Scottish Qualifier 2024 | , 0/1 | , 2341 |
| 3, | FM Joseph Redpath, Highest-rated meeting: Apr 2024 · Team Lightning Championship 2024 | , 0/1 | , 2317 |
| 4, | IM Konstantinos Megalios, Highest-rated meeting: Oct 2024 · British Blitz - Scottish Qualifier 2024 | , 0/1 | , 2277 |
| 5, | IM Andrew J Muir, Highest-rated meeting: Sep 2025 · 2025 UK Open Blitz: Glasgow Qualifier | , 0/1 | , 2269 |
| 6, | CM Ja Ophoff, Highest-rated meeting: Apr 2025 · Ken Stewart Cup | , 1/1 | , 2263* |
| 7, | Volodymyr Tushynskyi, Highest-rated meeting: Oct 2024 · British Blitz - Scottish Qualifier 2024 | , 0/3 | , 2246 |
| 8, | FM Neil Berry, Highest-rated meeting: Apr 2024 · Team Lightning Championship 2024 | , 0/1 | , 2227 |
| 9, | FM Andrew Burnett, Highest-rated meeting: Apr 2024 · Team Lightning Championship 2024 | , 1/1 | , 2195 |
| 10, | IM Angus J Dunnington, Highest-rated meeting: Apr 2025 · Glasgow Grand Central Blitz 2025 | , 0/1 | , 2190 |
* No blitz rating yet, so FIDE rates the game at the player's classical rating.
Performance rating by year
| Year | Games | Score | Avg opp | TPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45 | 28 | 1903 | 1990 |
| 2023 | 15 | 11 | 1662 | 1837 |
Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.
- Sep 2025Swissfederation source#5 in 2025Score 7½/15Opp avg 1908Start 2019
- Aug 2025Swissfederation source#4 in 2025Score 6/9Opp avg 1787Start 2044
- Jul 2025Swissfederation source#3 in 2025Score 5/7Opp avg 1898Start 2046
- Apr 2025Swissfederation source#2 in 2025Score 7/9Opp avg 1949Start 1994
- Oct 2024Swissfederation source#4 in 2024Score 7/15Opp avg 1966Start 2010
- Aug 2024Swissfederation source#3 in 2024Score 8/9Opp avg 1790Start 1964
- 2025 UK Open Blitz: Glasgow Qualifier · Sep 2025 · 7½/15
- Edinburgh Park Blitz (Aug 2025) · Aug 2025 · 6/9
- Scottish Individual Blitz Championships 2025 · Jul 2025 · 5/7
- Ken Stewart Cup · Apr 2025 · 6½/9
- Glasgow Grand Central Blitz 2025 · Apr 2025 · 7/9
- British Blitz - Scottish Qualifier 2024 · Oct 2024 · 7/15
- Ayr Blitz 2024 · Sep 2024 · 6/7
- Edinburgh Park Blitz - Aug 2024 · Aug 2024 · 8/9
- Perth Blitz 2 · May 2024 · 5/7
- Team Lightning Championship 2024 · Apr 2024 · 6/9
- Ulster Blitz Championship 2023 · Dec 2023 · 13/18
- Chessable British Chess Championships 2022: Week 2 Blitz · Aug 2022 · 5/7
- Edinburgh Blitz 2022 - Scottish Chess Tour · Apr 2022 · 6/9
World
- #=37717Samuel Marsden1980
- #=37717Ivica Matosevic1980
- #=37717Jonathan McKay1980
- #=37717Masud Md. Moniruzzaman1980
- #=37717Vitalij Medvedev1980
Scotland
- #93Stephen William Hogg1985
- #94Motiejus Gudenas1984
- #95Jonathan McKay1980
- #96Prateek Wadhwa1979
- #97Stuart Hayes1978
Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.