USA · 71 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1814 (Mar 2024, includes FIDE’s rating adjustment)
Best performance: 1816 at 63rd Annual U.S. Armed Forces Open Chess Championship(Best of 2022)
Classical rating
1797
FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.
On FIDE’s list since Aug 2017 · Inactive on FIDE’s list
How live ratings are calculated
Rating History · Classical
Classical rating unchanged at 1797 over the last 12 months; peak 1814 in March 2024.
Official rating by month
Each month: the rating, its change from the list before, and the rated games FIDE counted.
| List | Classical | Rapid | Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | 1797, 0, 0 games | 1797, 0, 0 games | 1808, 0, 0 games |
| Oct 2026 | 1797, 0, 0 games | 1797, 0, 0 games | 1808, 0, 0 games |
| Sep 2026 | 1797, 0, 0 games | 1797, 0, 0 games | 1808, 0, 0 games |
| Aug 2026 | 1797, 0, 0 games | 1797, 0, 0 games | 1808, 0, 0 games |
| Jul 2026 | 1797, 0, 0 games | 1797, 0, 0 games | 1808, 0, 0 games |
| Jun 2026 | 1797, 0, 0 games | 1797, 0, 0 games | 1808, 0, 0 games |
| May 2026 | 1797, 0, 0 games | 1797, 0, 0 games | 1808, 0, 0 games |
| Apr 2026 | 1797, 0, 0 games | 1797, 0, 0 games | 1808, 0, 0 games |
| Mar 2026 | 1797, 0, 0 games | 1797, 0, 0 games | 1808, 0, 0 games |
| Feb 2026 | 1797, 0, 0 games | 1797, 0, 0 games | 1808, 0, 0 games |
| Jan 2026 | 1797, 0, 0 games | 1797, 0, 0 games | 1808, 0, 0 games |
| Dec 2025 | 1797, 0, 0 games | 1797, 0, 0 games | 1808, 0, 0 games |
Form · Classical
From 84 classical games on record, the latest on Sep 1, 2025.
No rated classical games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)
| Last played | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Louisiana State ChampionshipAug 30, 2025 – Sep 1, 2025TPR 1733 | 4/7 |
The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.
Best wins · Classical
From 41 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2016–2025
| # | Opponent | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1, | Robert W Keough, Oct 2021 · 62nd Annual US Armed Forces Open Chess Championships - AFO | , 2087 |
| 2, | Nathaniel Riley, Aug 2025 · 2025 Louisiana State Championship | , 1879 |
| 3, | Max Huang, Jul 2016 · 2016 Houston Chess Festival - Open | , 1860 |
| 4, | Charles M Unruh, Oct 2022 · 63rd Annual U.S. Armed Forces Open Chess Championship | , 1859 |
| 5, | Alan Rodenstein, Jul 2017 · 2017 Houston Summer Chess Festival - U2000 | , 1768 |
| 6, | Frank Brack, Dec 2018 · 2018 New Orleans Open | , 1750 |
| 7, | Kevin Apper, Nov 2021 · 2021 Louisiana State Championship | , 1671 |
| 8, | Vamshi Pothireddy, Jul 2017 · 2017 Houston Summer Chess Festival - U2000 | , 1497 |
| 9, | Benjamin Mayeux, Sep 2019 · 2019 Louisiana State Championship | , 1472 |
| 10, | Asher D Gordon, Jul 2023 · 51st annual World Open - U2000 | , 1434 |
Performance rating by year
| Year | Games | Score | Avg opp | TPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1926 | 1733 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1833 | — |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 | 1537 | 1662 |
| 2022 | 9 | 1 | 1974 | 1623 |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 | 1897 | 2022 |
| 2018 | 9 | 2½ | 1877 | 1711 |
| 2016 | 4 | 1 | 1813 | 1620 |
Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.
- Aug – Sep 2025Swissfederation sourceBest of 2025Score 4/7Opp avg 1926Start 1805
- Jun – Jul 2023Swissfederation sourceBest of 2023Score 2½/4Opp avg 1537Start 1691
- Oct 2022Swissfederation sourceBest of 2022Score 3/5Opp avg 1941Start 1682
- Jul – Aug 2022Swissfederation sourceScore 2/6Opp avg 2047Start 1702
- Mar 2022Swissfederation sourceScore 1/3Opp avg 1876Start 1727
- Nov 2021Swissfederation sourceScore 4/7Opp avg 1803Start 1719
- Oct 2021Swissfederation sourceScore 4/5Opp avg 2087Start 1682
- 2025 Louisiana State Championship · Aug – Sep 2025 · 4/7
- The Tulane Classic 2024 · Sep 2024 · 3/5
- 51st annual World Open - U2000 · Jun – Jul 2023 · 2½/4
- 63rd Annual U.S. Armed Forces Open Chess Championship · Oct 2022 · 3/5
- 5th Annual Irwin National Tournament of Senior State Champions · Jul – Aug 2022 · 2/6
- 2022 Lone Star Open - Open · Mar 2022 · 1/3
- 2021 Louisiana State Championship · Nov 2021 · 4/7
- 62nd Annual US Armed Forces Open Chess Championships - AFO · Oct 2021 · 4/5
- 2019 Louisiana State Championship · Aug – Sep 2019 · 4/7
- 2018 New Orleans Open · Dec 2018 · 2/6
- 2018 Louisiana State Championship · Sep 2018 · 4½/7
- 2018 U.S. Senior Open · Jun 2018 · 3/6
- 2017 Louisiana State Championship · Sep 2017 · 4½/7
- 2017 Houston Summer Chess Festival - U2000 · Jul 2017 · 4/5
- 2016 Houston Chess Festival - Open · Jul 2016 · 1/4
World
- #=209376Frans Lipperts1797
- #=209376Bob Jones Liwagon1797
- #=209376Ernesto Lizarondo1797
- #=209376Thorsten Loeffler1797
- #=209376Leslie London1797
United States
- #=6984Guenther Huber-Delle1797
- #=6984Mu Lin1797
- #=6984Ernesto Lizarondo1797
- #=6984Justin Lim1797
- #=6984Christopher Cashman1797
Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.