IRL · 35 yrs · K=20 · Peak 2352 (By Jun 2017)
Best performance: 2217 at Irish Blitz Championships 2017(Best of 2017)
Blitz rating
2263
FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.
On FIDE’s list since Jun 2017
How live ratings are calculated
Rating History · Blitz
Blitz rating 2244 to 2263 over the last 12 months; peak 2352 by June 2017.
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 | 2289, +9, 6 games | 2260, 0, 0 games | 2263, 0, 0 games |
| Oct 2026 | 2280, +3, 5 games | 2260, 0, 0 games | 2263, 0, 0 games |
| Sep 2026 | 2277, -25, 12 games | 2260, 0, 0 games | 2263, 0, 0 games |
| Aug 2026 | 2302, -15, 9 games | 2260, 0, 0 games | 2263, 0, 0 games |
| Jul 2026 | 2317, +10, 5 games | 2260, 0, 0 games | 2263, 0, 0 games |
| Jun 2026 | 2307, -13, 3 games | 2260, 0, 0 games | 2263, 0, 0 games |
| May 2026 | 2320, +3, 1 game | 2260, 0, 0 games | 2263, 0, 0 games |
| Apr 2026 | 2317, 0, 0 games | 2260, 0, 0 games | 2263, 0, 0 games |
| Mar 2026 | 2317, +8, 6 games | 2260, 0, 0 games | 2263, 0, 0 games |
| Feb 2026 | 2309, 0, 0 games | 2260, -10, 15 games | 2263, 0, 0 games |
| Jan 2026 | 2309, 0, 0 games | 2270, 0, 0 games | 2263, +19, 8 games |
| Dec 2025 | 2309, +1, 1 game | 2270, -7, 7 games | 2244, 0, 0 games |
Form · Blitz
Unbeaten in the last 13 games (13 wins), since Feb 23, 2025.
From 65 blitz games on record, the latest on Dec 19, 2025.
No rated blitz games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)
| Show games | Last played | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Cork Chess Club Christmas Blitz - InvitationalDec 19, 2025TPR 2609 | 9/9 |
The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.
Best wins · Blitz
From 59 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2017–2025
| # | Opponent | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1, | FM Killian Delaney, Sep 2017 · Irish Blitz Championships 2017 | , 2313 |
| 2, | Jaroslav Shanel, Sep 2018 · The Irish Blitz Championships 2018 | , 2120 |
| 3, | Stephen Moran, Sep 2017 · Irish Blitz Championships 2017 | , 2106 |
| 4, | FM Sidney Panjer, Dec 2022 · IX Sunway Sitges Chessable Blitz - Open | , 2097 |
| 5, | David Murray, Sep 2017 · Irish Blitz Championships 2017 | , 2072 |
| 6, | Gunnar Bjornsson, Jul 2019 · ICU and UCU Summer Open Blitz | , 2025 |
| 7, | FM Shane Melaugh, 2 wins, Jul 2019 · ICU and UCU Summer Open Blitz | , 2007 |
| 8, | Clement Meunier, Dec 2025 · Cork Chess Club Christmas Blitz - Invitational | , 1999 |
| 9, | IM Sauat Nurgaliyev, Dec 2022 · IX Sunway Sitges Chessable Blitz - Open | , 1979 |
| 10, | Bryan Chan, Dec 2025 · Cork Chess Club Christmas Blitz - Invitational | , 1963 |
| # | Opponent | Overall | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1, | GM Maxime Lagarde, Highest-rated meeting: Sep 2017 · Irish Blitz Championships 2017 | , 0/1 | , 2637 |
| 2, | IM Sam E. Collins, Highest-rated meeting: May 2017 · UCD Blitz 2017 | , ½/2 | , 2474 |
| 3, | FM Killian Delaney, Highest-rated meeting: Sep 2017 · Irish Blitz Championships 2017 | , 1/3 | , 2313 |
| 4, | FM Oleg Artemenko, Highest-rated meeting: Feb 2025 · The DCU Open Blitz 2025 | , 0/1 | , 2311 |
| 5, | IM Alvaro Valdes Escobar, Highest-rated meeting: Sep 2018 · The Irish Blitz Championships 2018 | , 0/1 | , 2277 |
| 6, | FM Henry Li, Highest-rated meeting: Sep 2017 · Irish Blitz Championships 2017 | , 0/1 | , 2245 |
| 7, | IM Nikola Kanov, Highest-rated meeting: Dec 2022 · IX Sunway Sitges Chessable Blitz - Open | , 0/1 | , 2204 |
| 8, | Jaroslav Shanel, Highest-rated meeting: Sep 2018 · The Irish Blitz Championships 2018 | , 1/1 | , 2120 |
| 9, | IM Tom O`Gorman, Highest-rated meeting: May 2017 · UCD Blitz 2017 | , ½/1 | , 2115 |
| 10, | Stephen Moran, Highest-rated meeting: Sep 2017 · Irish Blitz Championships 2017 | , 1/1 | , 2106 |
Performance rating by year
| Year | Games | Score | Avg opp | TPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | 15 | 1858 | 2194 |
| 2018 | 11 | 6 | 2030 | 2066 |
Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.
- Dec 2025Swissfederation sourceScore 9/9Opp avg 1809Start 2244
- Feb 2025Swissfederation sourceBest of 2025Score 7/9Opp avg 1901Start 2258
- Dec 2022Swissfederation sourceBest of 2022Score 5½/9Opp avg 2042Start 2295
- Sep 2018Swissfederation sourceBest of 2018Score 6/11Opp avg 2030Start 2350
- Sep 2017Swissfederation sourceBest of 2017Score 8½/11Opp avg 2006Start 2350
- Cork Chess Club Christmas Blitz - Invitational · Dec 2025 · 9/9
- The DCU Open Blitz 2025 · Feb 2025 · 7/9
- IX Sunway Sitges Chessable Blitz - Open · Dec 2022 · 5½/9
- ICU and UCU Summer Open Blitz · Jul 2019 · 8/9
- The Irish Blitz Championships 2018 · Sep 2018 · 6/11
- Irish Blitz Championships 2017 · Sep 2017 · 8½/11
- UCD Blitz 2017 · May 2017 · 5/7
World
- #=2986Lucas Pereira Mendes Da Silva2263.0
- #=2986Vladislav Lazarev2263.0
- #=2986IM David Fitzsimons2263.0
- #=2986FM Albert Tomasi2263.0
- #=2986FM Nisim Iliaguev2263.0
Ireland
- #1IM Tarun Kanyamarala2379.0
- #2IM Tom O`Gorman2365.0
- #3IM David Fitzsimons2263.0
- #4IM Mark Heidenfeld2256.0
- #5WGM Trisha Kanyamarala2233.0
Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.