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CAN · 64 yrs · K=20 · Peak 2262 (Jul 2022)

Best performance: 2499 at BLITZ WORLD SENIOR TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP 2022(Best of 2022)

World #=11148 live, down 129#11,019 publishedCanada #61Americas #=1588among active players

Blitz rating

2049

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

On FIDE’s list since Jul 2015

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Blitz

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Blitz rating 2112 to 2049 over the last 12 months; peak 2262 in July 2022.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20261995, -37, 4 games2099, 0, 0 games2049, 0, 0 games
Oct 20262032, -4, 6 games2099, 0, 0 games2049, 0, 0 games
Sep 20262036, 0, 0 games2099, 0, 0 games2049, 0, 0 games
Aug 20262036, 0, 0 games2099, 0, 0 games2049, -25, 11 games
Jul 20262036, +1, 4 games2099, 0, 0 games2074, 0, 0 games
Jun 20262035, +7, 15 games2099, 0, 0 games2074, 0, 0 games
May 20262028, 0, 0 games2099, 0, 0 games2074, -38, 10 games
Apr 20262028, 0, 0 games2099, 0, 0 games2112, 0, 0 games
Mar 20262028, 0, 0 games2099, 0, 0 games2112, 0, 0 games
Feb 20262028, 0, 0 games2099, 0, 0 games2112, 0, 0 games
Jan 20262028, -3, 9 games2099, -2, 5 games2112, 0, 0 games
Dec 20252031, 0, 0 games2101, 0, 0 games2112, 0, 0 games

Form · Blitz

oldest → latest

Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 4 games, Apr 28 – Jun 29.

From 253 blitz games on record, the latest on Jun 29.

Blitz games since the November list

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

Last playedScore
2026 Toronto BlitzJun 29TPR 19606½/11

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

Best wins · Blitz

From 216 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2015–2026

#OpponentRating
1, GM H James Plaskett, Jul 2018 · Open Blitz Tournament at World Team Championship 2018 over 50, 2495
2, GM Keith C Arkell, Jun 2022 · BLITZ WORLD SENIOR TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP 2022, 2380
3, FM Victor Plotkin, Jun 2019 · 2019 Toronto Blitz Championship, 2352

Event timeline · Blitz

22 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
20262111½19231959
2025342219702080
2024463019942104
2023482220061977
2019191121032160
20182616½21772272

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 Barron · Blitz

World

  1. #=11148CM Carlos Sanchez Barbado2049.0
  2. #=11148Caleb McClean2049.0
  3. #=11148IM Michael Barron2049.0
  4. #=11148WCM Arya Aydogan2049.0
  5. #=11148Itay Doron2049.0

Canada

  1. #59CM Geordie Derraugh2054.0
  2. #60Olivier Lalonde2053.0
  3. #61IM Michael Barron2049.0
  4. #62CM Jaipreet Singh Dhaliwal2045.0
  5. #63Theo Wolchock2042.0

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