SCO · 19 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1913 (Apr 2026)
Best performance: 1987 at 2025 UK Open Blitz: Edinburgh Qualifier(Best of 2025)
Blitz rating
1913
FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.
On FIDE’s list since Mar 2023
How live ratings are calculated
Rating History · Blitz
Blitz rating 1905 to 1913 over the last 12 months; peak 1913 in April 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 | 1896, 0, 0 games | 1830, 0, 0 games | 1913, 0, 0 games |
| Oct 2026 | 1896, 0, 0 games | 1830, 0, 0 games | 1913, 0, 0 games |
| Sep 2026 | 1896, 0, 0 games | 1830, 0, 0 games | 1913, 0, 0 games |
| Aug 2026 | 1896, 0, 0 games | 1830, 0, 0 games | 1913, 0, 0 games |
| Jul 2026 | 1896, 0, 0 games | 1830, 0, 0 games | 1913, 0, 0 games |
| Jun 2026 | 1896, 0, 0 games | 1830, 0, 0 games | 1913, 0, 0 games |
| May 2026 | 1896, 0, 0 games | 1830, 0, 0 games | 1913, 0, 0 games |
| Apr 2026 | 1896, 0, 0 games | 1830, 0, 0 games | 1913, +9, 9 games |
| Mar 2026 | 1896, 0, 0 games | 1830, 0, 0 games | 1904, -1, 0 games |
| Feb 2026 | 1896, 0, 0 games | 1830, 0, 0 games | 1905, 0, 0 games |
| Jan 2026 | 1896, 0, 0 games | 1830, 0, 0 games | 1905, 0, 0 games |
| Dec 2025 | 1896, 0, 0 games | 1830, 0, 0 games | 1905, 0, 0 games |
Form · Blitz
Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 3 games, Feb 27.
From 112 blitz games on record, the latest on Feb 27.
No rated blitz games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)
| Last played | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Chess Club February Friday BlitzFeb 27TPR 1969 | 5/10 |
The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.
Best wins · Blitz
From 88 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2022–2026
| # | Opponent | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1, | Volodymyr Tushynskyi, May 2025 · Livingston Blitz - May 2025 | , 2257 |
| 2, | FM Craig S M Thomson, Feb 2026 · Edinburgh Chess Club February Friday Blitz | , 2136 |
| 3, | Chris Tweedie, Apr 2025 · Ken Stewart Cup | , 2132 |
| 4, | IM Angus J Dunnington, May 2025 · Livingston Blitz - May 2025 | , 2131 |
| 5, | Timofei Krassel, Sep 2025 · 2025 UK Open Blitz: Edinburgh Qualifier | , 2034 |
| 6, | Leopold Adrian, Aug 2023 · Edinburgh Park Festival - Blitz Open | , 2022 |
| 7, | Jainill Vadalia, Sep 2025 · 2025 UK Open Blitz: Edinburgh Qualifier | , 1945 |
| 8, | Andrej Jakimiuk, Feb 2026 · Edinburgh Chess Club February Friday Blitz | , 1934 |
| 9, | Alistair Campbell, Apr 2025 · Ken Stewart Cup | , 1916 |
| 10, | Igor Semenov, Sep 2025 · 2025 UK Open Blitz: Edinburgh Qualifier | , 1897* |
* 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 | 9 | 4 | 2012 | 1969 |
| 2025 | 43 | 22 | 1916 | 1923 |
| 2024 | 11 | 4 | 1865 | 1763 |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 | 1632 | 1507 |
Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.
- Feb 2026Swisschess-results.comBest of 2026Score 5/10Opp avg 2012Start 1905
- Sep 2025Swissfederation sourceBest of 2025Score 8/15Opp avg 1987Start 1896
- Sep 2025Swissfederation source#4 in 2025Score 7½/15Opp avg 1856Start 1896
- May 2025Swissfederation source#2 in 2025Score 6/9Opp avg 1844Start 1772
- Aug 2024Swissfederation sourceBest of 2024Score 5½/9Opp avg 1851Start 1735
- Mar 2024Swissfederation source#2 in 2024Score 4/9Opp avg 1882Start 1764
- Aug 2023Swissfederation source#2 in 2023Score 4/9Opp avg 1647Start 1623
- Edinburgh Chess Club February Friday Blitz · Feb 2026 · 5/10
- 2025 UK Open Blitz: Edinburgh Qualifier · Sep 2025 · 8/15
- 2025 UK Open Blitz: Glasgow Qualifier · Sep 2025 · 7½/15
- Livingston Blitz - May 2025 · May 2025 · 6/9
- Ken Stewart Cup · Apr 2025 · 5/9
- Edinburgh Park Blitz - Aug 2024 · Aug 2024 · 5½/9
- Edinburgh Park Blitz - March 2024 · Mar 2024 · 4/9
- Edinburgh Park Festival - Blitz Open · Aug 2023 · 4/9
- Dean Blitz - June 2023 · Jun 2023 · 4/9
- Edinburgh Park Blitz · Feb 2023 · 4/9
- Livingston Blitz 2022 - Scottish Chess Tour · May 2022 · 3½/9
World
- #=22909Raul Jose Matos De Arruda Filho1913.0
- #=22909Hordur Aron Hauksson1913.0
- #=22909Euan McDiarmid1913.0
- #=22909Igor Torgaev1913.0
- #=22909Anfisa Kotliar1913.0
Scotland
- #53WFM Suzie G. Cooke1918.0
- #54Anoop Babu1915.0
- #55Euan McDiarmid1913.0
- #56Katarina Tanzerova1911.0
- #57Fraser A Lees1892.0
Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.