CAN · 34 yrs · K=10 · Peak 2606 (Oct 2016)
Best performance: 2667 at I WinterChess Blitz(Best of 2013)
NOV26 Rating
2543
Live Rating
2543.0
Change
0.0
Games Played
0
How live ratings are calculated
Rating History · Blitz
Official blitz rating by month
| List | Rating | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | 2543 | 0 |
| Oct 2026 | 2543 | 0 |
| Sep 2026 | 2543 | 0 |
| Aug 2026 | 2543 | 0 |
| Jul 2026 | 2543 | 0 |
| Jun 2026 | 2543 | 0 |
| May 2026 | 2543 | 0 |
| Apr 2026 | 2543 | 0 |
| Mar 2026 | 2543 | 0 |
| Feb 2026 | 2543 | 0 |
| Jan 2026 | 2543 | 0 |
| Dec 2025 | 2543 | 0 |
Form · Blitz
From 168 blitz games on record, the latest on Jun 14, 2025.
No rated blitz games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)
| Last played | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Pool AJun 14, 2025TPR 2515 | 7/12 |
The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.
Best wins · Blitz
From 156 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2013–2025
| # | Opponent | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1, | GM Alexander Grischuk, FIDE Open World Blitz Championship 2022, Dec 2022 | , 2763 |
| 2, | GM Boris Savchenko, FIDE World Blitz Championship 2015, Oct 2015 | , 2728 |
| 3, | GM Bassem Amin, FIDE Open World Blitz Championship 2022, Dec 2022 | , 2713 |
| 4, | GM Nihal Sarin, FIDE Open World Blitz Championship 2022, Dec 2022 | , 2702 |
| 5, | GM Gata Kamsky, FIDE Open World Blitz Championship 2019, Dec 2019 | , 2699 |
| 6, | GM Alexey Sarana, Grand Prix PlusCity - Blitz Tournament 2025, May 2025 | , 2696 |
| 7, | GM Loek Van Wely, FIDE World Blitz Championship 2015, Oct 2015 | , 2669 |
| 8, | GM Kirill Alekseenko, Grand Prix PlusCity - Open Austrian Team Blitz Championship 2025, May 2025 | , 2668 |
| 9, | GM Evgeny Postny, FIDE Open World Blitz Championship 2019, Dec 2019 | , 2661 |
| 10, | GM Francisco Vallejo Pons, FIDE Open World Blitz Championship 2022, Dec 2022 | , 2644 |
| # | Opponent | Score | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1, | GM Sergey Karjakin, FIDE Open World Blitz Championship 2019, Dec 2019 | , 0/1 | , 2836 |
| 2, | GM Ian Nepomniachtchi, 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Pool A, Jun 2025 | , 0/1 | , 2809 |
| 3, | GM David Navara, FIDE World Blitz Championship 2015, Oct 2015 | , 0/1 | , 2806 |
| 4, | GM Vladislav Artemiev, FIDE Open World Blitz Championship 2022, Dec 2022 | , 0/1 | , 2803 |
| 5, | GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, FIDE Open World Blitz Championship 2022, Dec 2022 | , 0/1 | , 2771 |
| 6, | GM Alexander Grischuk, FIDE Open World Blitz Championship 2022, Dec 2022 | , 1/1 | , 2763 |
| 7, | GM Santosh Gujrathi Vidit, FIDE Open World Blitz Championship 2019, Dec 2019 | , ½/1 | , 2756 |
| 8, | GM Vladimir Fedoseev, FIDE Open World Blitz Championship 2022, Dec 2022 | , 0/1 | , 2733 |
| 9, | GM Boris Savchenko, FIDE World Blitz Championship 2015, Oct 2015 | , 1/1 | , 2728 |
| 10, | GM Eduardo Iturrizaga Bonelli, World Blitz Championships 2014, Jun 2014 | , 0/1 | , 2722 |
Openings · Blitz
From the moves of 24 of 168 blitz games on record.
As WhiteOpens 1.e4 in 11 of 12 games.
As BlackMeets 1.e4 with 1...c5, and 1.d4 with 1...Nf6.
All openings (2 as White, 1 as Black)
| Openings in White games | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense | 6 | 67% |
| Italian Game | 3 | 67% |
3 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.
Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 5.
Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 3.
| Openings in Black games | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense | 5 | 60% |
7 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.
Performance rating by year
| Year | Games | Score | Avg opp | TPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 38 | 23½ | 2396 | 2483 |
| 2023 | 4 | 1 | 2609 | 2416 |
| 2022 | 21 | 11 | 2527 | 2541 |
| 2019 | 20 | 9½ | 2558 | 2544 |
| 2017 | 11 | 7½ | 2314 | 2447 |
| 2016 | 13 | 10½ | 2320 | 2571 |
| 2014 | 21 | 10 | 2560 | 2546 |
Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.
- Jun 2025Teamfederation sourceBest of 2025Score 7/12Opp avg 2458Start 2549
- May 2025Teamfederation source#2 in 2025Score 9/13Opp avg 2341Start 2561
- May 2025Swissfederation source#3 in 2025Score 7½/13Opp avg 2394Start 2561
- Feb – Mar 2023Knockoutfederation sourceBest of 2023Score 1/4Opp avg 2609Start 2569
- Dec 2022Swissfederation sourceBest of 2022Score 11/21Opp avg 2527Start 2568
- Dec 2019Swissfederation sourceBest of 2019Score 10½/21Opp avg 2558Start 2578
- Mar 2017Swissfederation sourceBest of 2017Score 7½/11Opp avg 2314Start 2606
- Sep 2016Swissfederation sourceBest of 2016Score 10½/13Opp avg 2320Start 2595
Live ratings projected from the NOV26 published list · Not affiliated with FIDE