SCO · 19 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1936 (Sep 2024)
Best performance: 1962 at 2024 British Championship: Second Blitz Open(Best of 2024)
Blitz rating
1928
FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.
On FIDE’s list since Oct 2018
How live ratings are calculated
Rating History · Blitz
Blitz rating 1936 to 1928 over the last 12 months; peak 1936 in September 2024.
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 | 2171, 0, 0 games | 1933, 0, 0 games | 1928, 0, 0 games |
| Oct 2026 | 2171, 0, 0 games | 1933, 0, 0 games | 1928, 0, 0 games |
| Sep 2026 | 2171, 0, 0 games | 1933, 0, 0 games | 1928, 0, 0 games |
| Aug 2026 | 2171, 0, 0 games | 1933, 0, 0 games | 1928, 0, 0 games |
| Jul 2026 | 2171, 0, 0 games | 1933, 0, 0 games | 1928, 0, 0 games |
| Jun 2026 | 2171, 0, 0 games | 1933, 0, 0 games | 1928, 0, 0 games |
| May 2026 | 2171, +8, 1 game | 1933, 0, 0 games | 1928, -8, 7 games |
| Apr 2026 | 2163, +11, 1 game | 1933, 0, 0 games | 1936, 0, 0 games |
| Mar 2026 | 2152, +10, 2 games | 1933, 0, 0 games | 1936, 0, 0 games |
| Feb 2026 | 2142, 0, 0 games | 1933, 0, 0 games | 1936, 0, 0 games |
| Jan 2026 | 2142, 0, 0 games | 1933, 0, 0 games | 1936, 0, 0 games |
| Dec 2025 | 2142, +32, 2 games | 1933, 0, 0 games | 1936, 0, 0 games |
Form · Blitz
From 123 blitz games on record, the latest on Apr 26.
No rated blitz games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)
| Show games | Last played | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Ken Stewart CupApr 26TPR 1904 | 2½/7 |
The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.
Best wins · Blitz
From 106 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2018–2026
| # | Opponent | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1, | David Ferrier, Feb 2020 · Perth FIDE Blitz 2020 | , 2009 |
| 2, | Robert G Clark, Jul 2024 · 2024 British Championship: First Blitz Open | , 1998 |
| 3, | Cory S Hazlehurst, Aug 2024 · 2024 British Championship: Second Blitz Open | , 1922 |
| 4, | Ned Carmichael, Jul 2024 · 2024 British Championship: First Blitz Open | , 1907 |
| 5, | Douglas Will, Sep 2019 · UK Blitz (Scottish Heat) | , 1902 |
| 6, | Stavros Karampatos, Apr 2026 · 2026 Ken Stewart Cup | , 1896 |
| 7, | Kevin J Wilson, Jul 2024 · 2024 British Championship: First Blitz Open | , 1894* |
| 8, | Peter J Mulleady, Aug 2024 · 2024 British Championship: Second Blitz Open | , 1881 |
| 9, | Walter Burnett, Apr 2026 · 2026 Ken Stewart Cup | , 1854 |
| 10, | Adria Borras Carbonell, Sep 2019 · UK Blitz (Scottish Heat) | , 1829 |
| # | Opponent | Overall | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1, | GM Ivan Salgado Lopez, Highest-rated meeting: Jul 2018 · Quality Chess Grandmaster Blitz B | , 0/1 | , 2543 |
| 2, | GM Koen Leenhouts, Highest-rated meeting: Jul 2018 · Quality Chess Grandmaster Blitz B | , 0/1 | , 2412 |
| 3, | IM Stephen R Mannion, Highest-rated meeting: May 2019 · Renfrew Congress Blitz 2019 | , 0/1 | , 2268 |
| 4, | FM Zhuo Ren Lim, Highest-rated meeting: Jul 2018 · Quality Chess Grandmaster Blitz B | , 0/1 | , 2183 |
| 5, | Ian McDonald, Highest-rated meeting: Apr 2026 · 2026 Ken Stewart Cup | , 0/2 | , 2170 |
| 6, | IM Supratit Banerjee, Highest-rated meeting: Aug 2024 · 2024 British Championship: Second Blitz Open | , ½/1 | , 2169 |
| 7, | Livio Cancedda-Dupuis, Highest-rated meeting: Aug 2024 · 2024 British Championship: Second Blitz Open | , ½/1 | , 2153 |
| 8, | Daniel Savidge, Highest-rated meeting: Apr 2026 · 2026 Ken Stewart Cup | , 0/1 | , 2097 |
| 9, | Edwin A Spencer, Highest-rated meeting: Apr 2026 · 2026 Ken Stewart Cup | , 0/1 | , 2080 |
| 10, | Mark Sanger, Highest-rated meeting: Jul 2018 · Scottish Blitz Championship 2018 | , 0/1 | , 2068 |
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 2½ | 2006 | 1904 |
| 2024 | 25 | 13½ | 1883 | 1912 |
| 2023 | 17 | 9 | 1629 | 1650 |
| 2021 | 5 | 4 | 1463 | 1703 |
| 2020 | 6 | 4 | 1759 | 1884 |
| 2019 | 28 | 12 | 1753 | 1703 |
| 2018 | 18 | 1½ | 1899 | 1498 |
Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.
- Apr 2026Swissfederation sourceBest of 2026Score 2½/7Opp avg 2006Start 1936
- Aug 2024Swissfederation sourceBest of 2024Score 5½/9Opp avg 1882Start 1803
- Jul 2024Swissfederation source#2 in 2024Score 5/9Opp avg 1913Start 1803
- Jul 2023Swissfederation source#2 in 2023Score 5/9Opp avg 1597Start 1793
- Jul 2023Swissfederation sourceBest of 2023Score 5/9Opp avg 1657Start 1793
- Nov 2021Swissfederation sourceBest of 2021Score 8/9Opp avg 1463Start 1689
- Feb 2020Swissfederation sourceBest of 2020Score 5/7Opp avg 1759Start 1655
- 2026 Ken Stewart Cup · Apr 2026 · 2½/7
- 2024 British Championship: Second Blitz Open · Aug 2024 · 5½/9
- 2024 British Championship: First Blitz Open · Jul 2024 · 5/9
- Perth Blitz 2024 · May 2024 · 5/9
- 2023 British Championship: Junior Blitz Open · Jul 2023 · 5/9
- 2023 British Championship: Second Blitz Open · Jul 2023 · 5/9
- 2021 British Junior Blitz Championship Under 14 · Nov 2021 · 8/9
- Perth FIDE Blitz 2020 · Feb 2020 · 5/7
- UK Blitz (Scottish Heat) · Sep 2019 · 8/15
- Ayr Blitz 2019 · May 2019 · 3/5
- Renfrew Congress Blitz 2019 · May 2019 · 3½/9
- Bridge of Allan Blitz 2019 · Mar 2019 · 2/6
- Bridge of Allan Blitz 2018 · Aug 2018 · 1/5
- Quality Chess Grandmaster Blitz B · Jul 2018 · ½/6
- Scottish Blitz Championship 2018 · Jul 2018 · 1/9
World
- #=21294Monika Strnadova1928.0
- #=21294Peter R Smith1928.0
- #=21294Sanjith Madhavan1928.0
- #=21294Vladislav Mukhlisov1928.0
- #=21294Oleg Bakin1928.0
Scotland
- #48Ross Blackford1934.0
- #=49Peter R Smith1928.0
- #=49Sanjith Madhavan1928.0
- #51WCM Chrysoula-Paraskevi Mitraka1927.0
- #52Tom Donohue1920.0
Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.