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CAN · 71 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1834 (Mar 2024, includes FIDE’s rating adjustment)

Best performance: 2019 at 2014 NATO Championship(Best of 2014)

Classical rating

1833

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

On FIDE’s list since Oct 2014 · Inactive on FIDE’s list

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Classical

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Official classical rating by month
ListRatingChange
Nov 202618330
Oct 202618330
Sep 202618330
Aug 202618330
Jul 202618330
Jun 202618330
May 202618330
Apr 202618330
Mar 202618330
Feb 202618330
Jan 202618330
Dec 202518330

Form · Classical

oldest → latest

Unbeaten in the last 3 games (1 win, 2 draws), since Mar 16, 2025.

From 109 classical games on record, the latest on Mar 16, 2025.

Classical games since the November list

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

Last playedScore
2025 15th Canadian Military Chess Championship VeteransMar 14, 2025 – Mar 16, 2025TPR 18524/7

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

Best wins · Classical

From 78 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2012–2025

#OpponentRating
1, Robert Bucholtz, Jul 2015 · 26th NATO Chess Championship, 2106
2, Sammy Yao, Feb 2016 · 2016 Kingston Open, 1975
3, Vaidotas Bublys, Mar 2017 · 28th NATO Chess Championship 2017, 1905

Openings · Classical

From the moves of 18 of 109 classical games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.c4 in 8 of 9 games.

All openings (1 as White)
Openings in White gamesGamesScore
English Opening838%

1 more game in an opening played fewer than 3 times.

Event timeline · Classical

19 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
20257418021852
20243119091784
2023103½17231613
2020221585—
201972½18101708
20187317661716
201761½19861793
2016113½18691736
20158219671774
201361½18801687
20125019401140

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

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