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IRL · 13 yrs · K=40 · Peak 1700 (Oct 2026)

Best performance: 1797 at The Irish Blitz Championship 2025(Best of 2025)

World #=56145 live, down 1079#55,066 publishedIreland #=190Europe #=29738among active players

Blitz rating

1700

FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.

On FIDE’s list since Aug 2022

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Blitz

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Blitz rating 1683 to 1700 over the last 12 months; peak 1700 in October 2026.

Official rating by month

Each month: the rating, its change from the list before, and the rated games FIDE counted.

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20261697, -13, 3 games1625, 0, 0 games1700, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261710, -30, 5 games1625, 0, 0 games1700, +18, 8 games
Sep 20261740, +33, 7 games1625, 0, 0 games1682, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261707, 0, 3 games1625, 0, 0 games1682, 0, 0 games
Jul 20261707, 0, 0 games1625, 0, 0 games1682, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261707, -21, 1 game1625, 0, 0 games1682, 0, 0 games
May 20261728, +56, 8 games1625, 0, 0 games1682, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261672, +1, 2 games1625, 0, 0 games1682, 0, 0 games
Mar 20261671, -38, 4 games1625, 0, 0 games1682, 0, 0 games
Feb 20261709, +26, 13 games1625, +80, 12 games1682, -1, 9 games
Jan 20261683, +6, 2 games1545, -23, 5 games1683, 0, 0 games
Dec 20251677, +3, 1 game1568, -35, 5 games1683, 0, 0 games

Form · Blitz

oldest → latest

Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 2 games, Aug 2.

From 129 blitz games on record, the latest on Aug 2.

Blitz games since the November list

No rated blitz games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)

Show gamesLast playedScore
Irish Championships 2026 Open BlitzAug 9TPR 17415/11

The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.

Best wins · Blitz

From 89 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2022–2026

#OpponentRating
1, Philip Bautista, Jan 2026 · ICU NEW YEAR FESTIVAL 2026 - Blitz, 1873
2, Douglas Hogan, Jan 2023 · The New Year Blitz Championship 2023, 1869
3, Jessica Trindade Hubner, Mar 2024 · DCU Open Blitz, 1834

* No blitz rating yet, so FIDE rates the game at the player's classical rating.

Event timeline · Blitz

12 events

Events before the current rating period show the performance, not a rating change.

Live events show the rating change; earlier events show the performance rating.

Performance rating by year

YearGamesScoreAvg oppTPR
2026176½17971710
2025281018061704
2024276½17001498
202211215131251

Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.

Rated near Thomas Syms · Blitz

World

  1. #=56145Raul Parreno Banuls1700.0
  2. #=56145Burli Pranav1700.0
  3. #=56145Thomas Syms1700.0
  4. #=56145Ben McCarthy1700.0
  5. #=56145Ryder Hsu1700.0

Ireland

  1. #188Tom Grey1702.0
  2. #189Aharshi Banerjee1701.0
  3. #=190Thomas Syms1700.0
  4. #=190Ben McCarthy1700.0
  5. #192Amol Mohan Thoke1697.0

Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.