IRL · 33 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1890 (Apr 2024)
Best performance: 1996 at DCU Open Blitz(Best of 2024)
Blitz rating
1831
FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.
On FIDE’s list since Oct 2018 · Inactive on FIDE’s list
How live ratings are calculated
Rating History · Blitz
Blitz rating unchanged at 1831 over the last 12 months; peak 1890 in April 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 | 1968, +26, 8 games | 1799, 0, 0 games | 1831, 0, 0 games |
| Oct 2026 | 1942, +16, 9 games | 1799, 0, 0 games | 1831, 0, 0 games |
| Sep 2026 | 1926, +5, 8 games | 1799, 0, 0 games | 1831, 0, 0 games |
| Aug 2026 | 1921, 0, 0 games | 1799, -4, 7 games | 1831, 0, 0 games |
| Jul 2026 | 1921, -1, 5 games | 1803, 0, 0 games | 1831, 0, 0 games |
| Jun 2026 | 1922, -16, 1 game | 1803, 0, 0 games | 1831, 0, 0 games |
| May 2026 | 1938, +9, 5 games | 1803, -35, 3 games | 1831, 0, 0 games |
| Apr 2026 | 1929, +26, 3 games | 1838, 0, 0 games | 1831, 0, 0 games |
| Mar 2026 | 1903, -6, 10 games | 1838, 0, 0 games | 1831, 0, 0 games |
| Feb 2026 | 1909, -3, 13 games | 1838, 0, 0 games | 1831, 0, 0 games |
| Jan 2026 | 1912, +12, 8 games | 1838, 0, 0 games | 1831, 0, 0 games |
| Dec 2025 | 1900, +3, 2 games | 1838, 0, 0 games | 1831, 0, 0 games |
Form · Blitz
From 91 blitz games on record, the latest on Jun 21, 2025.
No rated blitz games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)
| Show games | Last played | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Galway Speed Chess Championship 2025 BlitzJun 21, 2025TPR 1845 | 5/11 |
The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.
Best wins · Blitz
From 76 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2018–2025
| # | Opponent | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1, | FM Jacob Flynn, Jun 2025 · Galway Speed Chess Championship 2025 Blitz | , 2108 |
| 2, | FM Adam Collins, Jul 2023 · Galway Blitz Chess Championship 2023 | , 1948 |
| 3, | Olexandr Zakladny, Jul 2023 · Galway Blitz Chess Championship 2023 | , 1947 |
| 4, | Junis Barudi, Jul 2023 · Galway Blitz Chess Championship 2023 | , 1942 |
| 5, | Alice O`Gorman, Mar 2024 · DCU Open Blitz | , 1941 |
| 6, | FM Oliver Barnes, Jun 2025 · Galway Speed Chess Championship 2025 Blitz | , 1906 |
| 7, | CM Will Sidney, Mar 2024 · DCU Open Blitz | , 1875* |
| 8, | CM Andrey A. Ivanov, Jul 2023 · Galway Blitz Chess Championship 2023 | , 1842 |
| 9, | Vincent Bissett, Sep 2018 · The Irish Blitz Championships 2018 | , 1840 |
| 10, | Thomas Junior Dunne, Jul 2023 · Galway Blitz Chess Championship 2023 | , 1826 |
| # | Opponent | Overall | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1, | IM Tarun Kanyamarala, Highest-rated meeting: Jul 2023 · Galway Blitz Chess Championship 2023 | , 0/1 | , 2339 |
| 2, | IM Tom O`Gorman, Highest-rated meeting: Sep 2022 · The Irish Blitz Championships 2022 | , 0/1 | , 2270 |
| 3, | FM Stephen Jessel, Highest-rated meeting: Mar 2024 · DCU Open Blitz | , 0/1 | , 2268 |
| 4, | FM Nguyen Hong Nhung, Highest-rated meeting: Feb 2025 · The DCU Open Blitz 2025 | , ½/1 | , 2220 |
| 5, | IM Oleg Gubanov, Highest-rated meeting: Jun 2025 · Galway Speed Chess Championship 2025 Blitz | , 0/2 | , 2194 |
| 6, | FM Jacob Flynn, Highest-rated meeting: Jun 2025 · Galway Speed Chess Championship 2025 Blitz | , 1/2 | , 2108 |
| 7, | FM Jason Liu, Highest-rated meeting: Jul 2023 · Galway Blitz Chess Championship 2023 | , 0/1 | , 2077 |
| 8, | FM Zalan Nemeth, Highest-rated meeting: Mar 2024 · DCU Open Blitz | , 0/1 | , 2067 |
| 9, | WGM Trisha Kanyamarala, Highest-rated meeting: Jul 2023 · Galway Blitz Chess Championship 2023 | , 0/1 | , 2062 |
| 10, | Ronaldo Alonso Moreira, Highest-rated meeting: Jun 2025 · Galway Speed Chess Championship 2025 Blitz | , ½/1 | , 2037 |
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | 9 | 1847 | 1826 |
| 2024 | 18 | 9½ | 1764 | 1785 |
| 2023 | 23 | 10½ | 1802 | 1773 |
| 2018 | 9 | 4 | 1771 | 1728 |
Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.
- Jun 2025Swissfederation sourceBest of 2025Score 5/11Opp avg 1881Start 1827
- Feb 2025Swissfederation source#2 in 2025Score 5/9Opp avg 1801Start 1834
- Apr 2024Swissfederation source#2 in 2024Score 5½/11Opp avg 1656Start 1890
- Sep 2023Swissfederation source#2 in 2023Score 5½/11Opp avg 1634Start 1821
- Jul 2023Swissfederation sourceBest of 2023Score 11/18Opp avg 1910Start 1779
- Sep 2022Swissfederation sourceBest of 2022Score 6/11Opp avg 1806Start 1795
- Sep 2018Swissfederation sourceBest of 2018Score 6/11Opp avg 1771
- Galway Speed Chess Championship 2025 Blitz · Jun 2025 · 5/11
- The DCU Open Blitz 2025 · Feb 2025 · 5/9
- The Dublin International Blitz 2024 · Apr 2024 · 5½/11
- DCU Open Blitz · Mar 2024 · 6/9
- The Irish Blitz Championships 2023 · Sep 2023 · 5½/11
- Galway Blitz Chess Championship 2023 · Jul 2023 · 11/18
- The Irish Blitz Championships 2022 · Sep 2022 · 6/11
- The Irish Blitz Championships 2018 · Sep 2018 · 6/11
World
- #=89745Martin Fuchs1831
- #=89745Miroljub Gagic1831
- #=89745Brian Gallagher1831
- #=89745Matthias Gallus1831
- #=89745Alejandro Galvan Perez-Ilzarbe1831
Ireland
- #=263Mark Newman1833
- #=263Adam Fitzsimons1833
- #=265Brian Gallagher1831
- #=265Christopher Kelly1831
- #=265Sean Gannon1831
Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.