SCO · 24 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1990 (Oct 2018)
Best performance: 2084 at Quality Chess Grandmaster Blitz A(Best of 2018)
Blitz rating
1898
FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.
On FIDE’s list since Aug 2018 · Inactive on FIDE’s list
How live ratings are calculated
Rating History · Blitz
Blitz rating unchanged at 1898 over the last 12 months; peak 1990 in October 2018.
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 | 1908, 0, 0 games | 1898, 0, 0 games |
| Oct 2026 | 1908, 0, 0 games | 1898, 0, 0 games |
| Sep 2026 | 1908, 0, 0 games | 1898, 0, 0 games |
| Aug 2026 | 1908, +21, 9 games | 1898, 0, 0 games |
| Jul 2026 | 1887, +21, 4 games | 1898, 0, 0 games |
| Jun 2026 | 1866, 0, 0 games | 1898, 0, 0 games |
| May 2026 | 1866, 0, 0 games | 1898, 0, 0 games |
| Apr 2026 | 1866, 0, 0 games | 1898, 0, 0 games |
| Mar 2026 | 1866, 0, 0 games | 1898, 0, 0 games |
| Feb 2026 | 1866, 0, 0 games | 1898, 0, 0 games |
| Jan 2026 | 1866, 0, 0 games | 1898, 0, 0 games |
| Dec 2025 | 1866, 0, 0 games | 1898, 0, 0 games |
Form · Blitz
From 34 blitz games on record, the latest on Feb 22, 2025.
No rated blitz games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)
| Last played | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| The Isle of Wight International Chess Tournament 2025 - DGT Blitz 22nd (Saturday)Feb 22, 2025TPR 1724 | 4/7 |
The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.
Best wins · Blitz
From 24 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2017–2025
| # | Opponent | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1, | Mark Sanger, Jul 2018 · Quality Chess Grandmaster Blitz A | , 2068 |
| 2, | Callum Smith, Sep 2017 · Inverness FIDE Blitz Chess Tournament 2017 | , 1898 |
| 3, | Stephen Robinson, Jul 2019 · 126th Scottish Chess Championships Blitz 2019 | , 1825 |
| 4, | Alan Jelfs, Jun 2022 · Ayr Blitz Platinum Jubilee 2022 - Scottish Chess Tour | , 1814 |
| 5, | Ananth Subramaniam, Jul 2018 · Quality Chess Grandmaster Blitz A | , 1659 |
| 6, | Yueyue Sui, Feb 2025 · The Isle of Wight International Chess Tournament 2025 - DGT Blitz 22nd (Saturday) | , 1642 |
| 7, | Ashwin Gopikrishna, Feb 2025 · The Isle of Wight International Chess Tournament 2025 - DGT Blitz 22nd (Saturday) | , 1627 |
| 8, | Ross Blackford, Jun 2022 · Ayr Blitz Platinum Jubilee 2022 - Scottish Chess Tour | , 1450 |
| 9, | Neev Lukhi, Jun 2022 · Ayr Blitz Platinum Jubilee 2022 - Scottish Chess Tour | , 1315 |
Performance rating by year
| Year | Games | Score | Avg opp | TPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 1796 | 1724 |
| 2022 | 6 | 3½ | 1640 | 1697 |
| 2017 | 4 | 1 | 2013 | 1820 |
Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.
- Feb 2025Swissfederation sourceBest of 2025Score 4/7Opp avg 1796Start 1921
- Jun 2022Swissfederation sourceBest of 2022Score 3½/7Opp avg 1640Start 1889
- Jul 2019Swissfederation sourceBest of 2019Score 2/6Opp avg 1995Start 1902
- Jul 2018Round robinfederation sourceBest of 2018Score 2/6Opp avg 2156
- Sep 2017Swissfederation sourceBest of 2017Score 4/8Opp avg 2013
- The Isle of Wight International Chess Tournament 2025 - DGT Blitz 22nd (Saturday) · Feb 2025 · 4/7
- Ayr Blitz Platinum Jubilee 2022 - Scottish Chess Tour · Jun 2022 · 3½/7
- 126th Scottish Chess Championships Blitz 2019 · Jul 2019 · 2/6
- Quality Chess Grandmaster Blitz A · Jul 2018 · 2/6
- Inverness FIDE Blitz Chess Tournament 2017 · Sep 2017 · 4/8
World
- #=63260Daria Chistyakova1898
- #=63260Chumba Allan1898
- #=63260Sam Coates1898
- #=63260Alejandro Contreras1898
- #=63260Leon Alfredo Coral Bravo1898
Scotland
- #162Adam Clark1899
- #=163Kalyan Sai Nandan Kante1898
- #=163Sam Coates1898
- #=165Douglas Will1897
- #=165David Paul Gillespie1897
Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.