SCO · 23 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1915 (Jan 2026)
Best performance: 2254 at Malawi Charity Rapidplay Open 2019(Best of 2019)
Rapid rating
1884
FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.
On FIDE’s list since Apr 2019
How live ratings are calculated
Rating History · Rapid
Rapid rating 1888 to 1884 over the last 12 months; peak 1915 in January 2026.
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 · Rapid
Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 2 games, Jan 18.
From 95 rapid games on record, the latest on Jan 18.
No rated rapid games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)
| Show games | Last played | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Lothians Allegro Open 2026Jan 18TPR 1683 | 1½/5 |
The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.
Best wins · Rapid
From 72 rated rapid games against rated opponents, 2019–2026
| # | Opponent | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1, | IM Andrew N Greet, Nov 2019 · Malawi Charity Rapidplay Open 2019 | , 2449 |
| 2, | Peter R Smith, Nov 2019 · Malawi Charity Rapidplay Open 2019 | , 2003 |
| 3, | Isaac Browning, Jan 2025 · Lothians Allegro Premier 2025 | , 1974 |
| 4, | Neil Thomson, Dec 2025 · Livingston Allegro Open - December 2025 | , 1965 |
| 5, | Walter Burnett, 2 wins, Mar 2025 · Bent Larsen FIDE Allegro 2025 | , 1924 |
| 6, | Lewis Brookens, Mar 2025 · Bent Larsen FIDE Allegro 2025 | , 1913* |
| 7, | Neev Lukhi, Sep 2025 · Glasgow Polytechnic Ken Stewart Quickplay 2025 | , 1911 |
| 8, | Jim O`Neil, Jan 2025 · Lothians Allegro Premier 2025 | , 1906 |
| 9, | Derek McCormack, 3 wins, Sep 2025 · Scarecrow Allegro Open 2025 | , 1902 |
| 10, | Alex Gillies, Nov 2019 · Malawi Charity Rapidplay Open 2019 | , 1899 |
| # | Opponent | Overall | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1, | IM Andrew N Greet, Highest-rated meeting: Nov 2019 · Malawi Charity Rapidplay Open 2019 | , 1/2 | , 2449 |
| 2, | IM Konstantinos Megalios, Highest-rated meeting: Sep 2024 · Scarecrow Allegro Open 2024 | , 0/1 | , 2308 |
| 3, | FM Keith Ruxton, Highest-rated meeting: Aug 2023 · Edinburgh (The Dean) Allegro Open - August 2023 | , 0/1 | , 2284 |
| 4, | IM Rajat Makkar, Highest-rated meeting: Apr 2023 · 2023 British Rapidplay Championship | , 0/1 | , 2267 |
| 5, | FM Uku Valner, Highest-rated meeting: Jan 2025 · Lothians Allegro Premier 2025 | , 0/1 | , 2207 |
| 6, | CM Paul Roberts, Highest-rated meeting: Jul 2025 · Scottish Individual Rapid Championships 2025 | , 0/1 | , 2132 |
| 7, | Michael L Green, Highest-rated meeting: Jun 2023 · Dumfries Allegro Open - June 2023 | , ½/1 | , 2059 |
| 8, | Rob Colston, Highest-rated meeting: Jan 2026 · Lothians Allegro Open 2026 | , 0/1 | , 2016 |
| 9, | Peter R Smith, Highest-rated meeting: Nov 2019 · Malawi Charity Rapidplay Open 2019 | , 1/1 | , 2003 |
| 10, | Steven A Brown, Highest-rated meeting: Nov 2019 · Malawi Charity Rapidplay Open 2019 | , ½/1 | , 1991 |
* No rapid rating yet, so FIDE rates the game at the player's classical rating.
Performance rating by year
| Year | Games | Score | Avg opp | TPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 1½ | 1832 | 1683 |
| 2025 | 34 | 22½ | 1840 | 1957 |
| 2024 | 6 | 3 | 1887 | 1887 |
| 2023 | 18 | 7 | 1703 | 1623 |
Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.
- Jan 2026Swissfederation sourceBest of 2026Score 1½/5Opp avg 1832Start 1915
- Dec 2025Swissfederation sourceBest of 2025Score 4½/5Opp avg 1787Start 1888
- Sep 2025Swissfederation source#7 in 2025Score 2½/5Opp avg 1735Start 1888
- Sep 2025Swissfederation source#4 in 2025Score 3/5Opp avg 1791Start 1888
- Sep 2025Swissfederation sourceScore 4/5Opp avg 2167Start 1888
- Jul 2025Swissfederation source#2 in 2025Score 4½/6Opp avg 1861Start 1871
- Mar 2025Swissfederation source#3 in 2025Score 3½/5Opp avg 1851Start 1851
- Lothians Allegro Open 2026 · Jan 2026 · 1½/5
- Livingston Allegro Open - December 2025 · Dec 2025 · 4½/5
- Edinburgh Park Allegro Open 2025 (Sep) · Sep 2025 · 2½/5
- Scarecrow Allegro Open 2025 · Sep 2025 · 3/5
- Glasgow Polytechnic Ken Stewart Quickplay 2025 · Sep 2025 · 4/5
- Cathcart Allegro 2025 · Aug 2025 · 4½/6
- Scottish Individual Rapid Championships 2025 · Jul 2025 · 4½/6
- Bent Larsen FIDE Allegro 2025 · Mar 2025 · 3½/5
- Lothians Allegro Premier 2025 · Jan 2025 · 2½/5
- Scarecrow Allegro Open 2024 · Sep 2024 · 3/6
- Edinburgh (The Dean) Allegro Open - August 2023 · Aug 2023 · 1½/5
- Dumfries Allegro Open - June 2023 · Jun 2023 · 3½/5
- Dean Allegro Open - June 2023 · May 2023 · 2/5
- 2023 British Rapidplay Championship · Apr 2023 · 5½/11
- Livingston Rapid Open 2022 - Scottish Chess Tour · May 2022 · 2½/6
- Malawi Charity Rapidplay Open 2019 · Nov 2019 · 4/5
- Bridge of Allan Rapid U1800 2019 · Mar 2019 · 6/6
World
- #=32439Karma Halldorsson1884.0
- #=32439Michele Nazzareno Perrone1884.0
- #=32439Jonathan McKay1884.0
- #=32439Aleksey Pischugin1884.0
- #=32439Evgeny Karganashvili1884.0
Scotland
- #44Walter Burnett1892.0
- #45WFM Kanishka Bhatia1889.0
- #46Jonathan McKay1884.0
- #47Yashwardhan Shankar1872.0
- #48Richard Kynoch1871.0
Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.