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CAN · 65 yrs · K=20 · Peak 2161 (Dec 2019)

Best performance: 2118 at 2024 British Rapidplay Championship(Best of 2024)

World #=16440 live, down 241#16,199 publishedCanada #65Americas #=1962among active players

Rapid rating

2003

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

On FIDE’s list since Jul 2016

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Rapid

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Rapid rating 2029 to 2003 over the last 12 months; peak 2161 in December 2019.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20262148, +2, 18 games2003, 0, 0 games2067, 0, 0 games
Oct 20262146, 0, 0 games2003, 0, 0 games2067, 0, 0 games
Sep 20262146, +11, 7 games2003, 0, 0 games2067, -18, 7 games
Aug 20262135, 0, 0 games2003, 0, 0 games2085, +5, 11 games
Jul 20262135, 0, 0 games2003, 0, 0 games2080, 0, 0 games
Jun 20262135, 0, 0 games2003, 0, 0 games2080, 0, 0 games
May 20262135, 0, 0 games2003, 0, 0 games2080, 0, 0 games
Apr 20262135, 0, 0 games2003, 0, 0 games2080, 0, 0 games
Mar 20262135, 0, 0 games2003, 0, 0 games2080, -33, 12 games
Feb 20262135, 0, 0 games2003, 0, 0 games2113, 0, 0 games
Jan 20262135, 0, 0 games2003, -26, 4 games2113, 0, 0 games
Dec 20252135, +28, 9 games2029, 0, 0 games2113, 0, 0 games

Form · Rapid

oldest → latest

From 82 rapid games on record, the latest on Dec 1, 2025.

In Progress

vsIM David H. Cummings2270
PairedR6FIDE World Senior Chess Championships 2026 - Open 65+standard

Rapid games since the November list

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

Last playedScore
2025 GTCL Cup (Team Rapid)Dec 1, 2025TPR 17871/4

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

Best wins · Rapid

From 71 rated rapid games against rated opponents, 2018–2025

#OpponentRating
1, FM Adam G Ashton, Mar 2024 · 2024 British Rapidplay Championship, 2345
2, IM Michael Barron, Apr 2025 · 2025 Toronto Rapid - Crown, 2164
3, FM Robert S Eames, 2 wins, Apr 2022 · 2nd Southend FIDE Rapid - Open, 2055

Openings · Rapid

From the moves of 16 of 82 rapid games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.d4 in 5 of 9 games.

All openings (1 as White)
Openings in White gamesGamesScore
Queen's Gambit Declined367%

6 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.

Event timeline · Rapid

14 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
2025114½19541889
2024171119542064
202318918111811
2022128½18812039
201863½19762033

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

Rated near Michael Dougherty · Rapid

World

  1. #=16440FM Peter Carroll2003.0
  2. #=16440Fotis Kastis2003.0
  3. #=16440FM Michael Dougherty2003.0
  4. #=16440Mikhail Portnoy2003.0
  5. #=16440Yosef Lubin2003.0

Canada

  1. #=63IM Emanuel Kot2004.0
  2. #=63Zixuan Zhou2004.0
  3. #65FM Michael Dougherty2003.0
  4. #66Korosh Bolandnazar1996.6
  5. #67Maikl Prianichnikov1995.0

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