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USA · 23 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1985 (Feb 2025)

Best performance: 2118 at 2023 Carolinas Classic Blitz - Championship(Best of 2023)

World #=36509United States #=1036among all players, November list

Blitz rating

1985

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

On FIDE’s list since Feb 2023 · Inactive on FIDE’s list

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Blitz

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Blitz rating unchanged at 1985 over the last 12 months; peak 1985 in February 2025.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalBlitz
Nov 20262023, 0, 0 games1985, 0, 0 games
Oct 20262023, 0, 0 games1985, 0, 0 games
Sep 20262023, 0, 0 games1985, 0, 0 games
Aug 20262023, 0, 0 games1985, 0, 0 games
Jul 20262023, 0, 0 games1985, 0, 0 games
Jun 20262023, 0, 0 games1985, 0, 0 games
May 20262023, 0, 0 games1985, 0, 0 games
Apr 20262023, 0, 0 games1985, 0, 0 games
Mar 20262023, 0, 0 games1985, 0, 0 games
Feb 20262023, 0, 0 games1985, 0, 0 games
Jan 20262023, 0, 0 games1985, 0, 0 games
Dec 20252023, 0, 0 games1985, 0, 0 games
Working toward the International Master title1 tracked norm · 9/27 gamesrating 2111 of 2400composition metdetails ↓

Form · Blitz

oldest → latest

From 26 blitz games on record, the latest on Jan 4, 2025.

Blitz games since the November list

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

Last playedScore
2025 US Collegiate Blitz ChampionshipJan 4, 2025TPR 20723½/6

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

Title Progress

IM title progress

Working toward the International Master title

Tracked norms: 1 · 9 of 27 games credit

Rating: peak 2111, needs 2400

No outstanding composition requirement

14th annual Southwest Class Championships - MastersFeb 20235½/9Rp 2477

Based on events we cover plus the FIDE norm registers of all federations. Norms filed elsewhere may not show up here yet.

Best wins · Blitz

From 23 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2023–2025

#OpponentRating
1, GM Alexander Onischuk, Jun 2023 · 2023 Carolinas Classic Blitz - Championship, 2650
2, Kai Shah, Jan 2025 · 2025 US Collegiate Blitz Championship, 1954*
3, Vignesh Anand, Jan 2025 · 2025 US Collegiate Blitz Championship, 1897

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

Event timeline · Blitz

5 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
202563½20152072
20248518031898
20239420792036

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

Rated near Benjamin Yan · Blitz · November list, all players

World

  1. #=36509Hector Villarreal1985
  2. #=36509Alexander Vypolzov1985
  3. #=36509Benjamin Yan1985
  4. #=36509FM Ray Yang1985
  5. #=36509WIM Anahita Zahedifar1985

United States

  1. #=1036Alejandro Ruiz1985
  2. #=1036Roman Malyshev1985
  3. #=1036Benjamin Yan1985
  4. #=1036Kevin Fong1985
  5. #=1036Michael Li1985

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