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CAN · K=20 · Peak 1856 (Sep 2024)

Best performance: 1894 at 2023 Toronto Blitz Championship(Best of 2023)

World #=48173 live, down 853#47,320 publishedCanada #=271Americas #=8224among active players

Blitz rating

1742

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

On FIDE’s list since Jan 2016

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Blitz

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Blitz rating 1801 to 1742 over the last 12 months; peak 1856 in September 2024.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20261742, 0, 0 games1819, 0, 0 games1742, -10, 10 games
Oct 20261742, 0, 0 games1819, 0, 0 games1752, 0, 0 games
Sep 20261742, 0, 0 games1819, 0, 0 games1752, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261742, 0, 0 games1819, 0, 0 games1752, -49, 9 games
Jul 20261742, 0, 0 games1819, 0, 0 games1801, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261742, 0, 0 games1819, 0, 0 games1801, 0, 0 games
May 20261742, 0, 0 games1819, 0, 0 games1801, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261742, 0, 0 games1819, 0, 0 games1801, -1, 0 games
Mar 20261742, 0, 0 games1819, 0, 0 games1802, 0, 0 games
Feb 20261742, 0, 0 games1819, 0, 0 games1802, +1, 0 games
Jan 20261742, 0, 0 games1819, -9, 2 games1801, 0, 0 games
Dec 20251742, -13, 1 game1828, 0, 0 games1801, 0, 0 games

Form · Blitz

oldest → latest

Unbeaten in the last 2 games (2 wins), since Sep 26. That is the longest unbeaten run of 2026.

From 129 blitz games on record, the latest on Sep 26.

Blitz games since the November list

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

Show gamesLast playedScore
2026 Burlington Summer Sendoff BlitzSep 26TPR 17125/10

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

Best wins · Blitz

From 79 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2015–2026

#OpponentRating
1, FM Eduardo Teodoro, Aug 2023 · 2023 Toronto Blitz Championship, 2360
2, GM Avigdor Bykhovsky, Aug 2024 · 2024 Toronto Blitz Championship, 2251
3, Claudio Sottile, Aug 2023 · 2023 Toronto Blitz Championship, 1938

Event timeline · Blitz

10 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
2026197½17341654
202512518831826
2024241117931764
2023166½18121747

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

Rated near Erik Malmsten · Blitz

World

  1. #=48173Abhineet Arya1742.0
  2. #=48173Robert Lefuel1742.0
  3. #=48173Erik Malmsten1742.0
  4. #=48173Mira Er1742.0
  5. #=48173Dylan Puri1742.0

Canada

  1. #269Rafael Yen1745.0
  2. #270John Upper1743.0
  3. #=271Erik Malmsten1742.0
  4. #=271Dylan Puri1742.0
  5. #=271Nozhan Zare1742.0

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