John Upper

CAN · K=20 · Peak 1942 (By Jul 2018)

Best performance: 1982 at 2024 Candidates Blitz(Best of 2024)

World #=47526 live378#47,148 publishedCanada #266

NOV26 Rating

1743

Live Rating

1743.0

Change

0.0

Games Played

Rating History · Blitz

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Official blitz rating by month

Form · Blitz

oldest → latest

Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 4 games, Feb 1.

From 224 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 played	Score	TPR
	2026 Toronto BlitzJun 29TPR 1607	5/11	1607

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

From 168 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2018–2026

#	Opponent	Rating
1,	Felix Barrios, Apr 2024 · 2024 Candidates Blitz	, 2155
2,	FM Koosha Jaferian, Mar 2023 · 2023 Excelsior March Blitz Championship	, 2107
3,	CM Dorian Kang, Jul 2023 · 2023 Hart House Summer Blitz - Premier	, 2075
4,	CM Dzmitry Kalinin, Apr 2026 · 2026 Blitz de Zonal canadien chez BB // Canadian Zonal Blitz at BB	, 2001
5,	WCM Svitlana Protsyuk, Apr 2026 · 2026 Blitz de Zonal canadien chez BB // Canadian Zonal Blitz at BB	, 1964
6,	Agueda Gallego Gonzalez, Feb 2025 · 2025 Groundhog Day Gambit	, 1926*
7,	Fengxi Mao, Mar 2023 · 2023 Excelsior March Blitz Championship	, 1921
8,	WCM Zlata Butenko, Apr 2026 · 2026 Blitz de Zonal canadien chez BB // Canadian Zonal Blitz at BB	, 1902
9,	CM Bingfei Wang, Feb 2026 · 2026 Groundhog Day Gambit Blitz	, 1879
9,	CM Bingfei Wang, Feb 2026 · 2026 Groundhog Day Gambit Blitz	, 1879

#	Opponent	Overall	Rating
1,	IM Nikolay Noritsyn, Highest-rated meeting: Jun 2018 · 2018 Toronto Blitz Championship	, 0/2	, 2482
2,	GM Anthony Atanasov, Highest-rated meeting: Jun 2025 · 2025 Toronto Blitz	, 0/2	, 2384
3,	IM Mark Plotkin, Highest-rated meeting: Feb 2026 · 2026 Groundhog Day Gambit Blitz	, 0/2	, 2368
4,	Vadim Razin, Highest-rated meeting: Aug 2024 · 2024 Toronto Blitz Championship	, 0/2	, 2318
5,	IM David H. Cummings, Highest-rated meeting: Jun 2018 · 2018 Toronto Blitz Championship	, 0/2	, 2307
6,	IM Shiyam Thavandiran, Highest-rated meeting: Jun 2019 · 2019 Toronto Blitz Championship	, 0/2	, 2305
7,	IM Nicholas Vettese, Highest-rated meeting: Mar 2023 · 2023 Excelsior March Blitz Championship	, 0/2	, 2270
8,	GM Avigdor Bykhovsky, Highest-rated meeting: Aug 2024 · 2024 Toronto Blitz Championship	, ½/2	, 2251
9,	CM Nikita Kraiouchkine, Highest-rated meeting: Apr 2026 · 2026 Blitz de Zonal canadien chez BB // Canadian Zonal Blitz at BB	, 0/1	, 2234
10,	IM Alexander Reprintsev, Highest-rated meeting: Mar 2023 · 2023 Excelsior March Blitz Championship	, 0/2	, 2229

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

3 of 18 events · All years

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.

2026: 1794 over 26 rated games

Month	Games	Score	Avg opp	TPR
Jun	7	2	1765	1607
Apr	9	3½	1953	1873
Feb	10	5	1859	1859

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

2026 Toronto Blitz1607
Jun 2026Swisschess-results.com
#3 in 2026Score 5/11Opp avg 1765Start 1779
2026 Blitz de Zonal canadien chez BB // Canadian Zonal Blitz at BB1873
Apr 2026Swisschess-results.com
Best of 2026Score 3½/9Opp avg 1953Start 1758
2026 Groundhog Day Gambit Blitz1859
Feb 2026Swissfederation source
#2 in 2026Score 7/12Opp avg 1859Start 1747

Live ratings projected from the NOV26 published list · Not affiliated with FIDE