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USA · 70 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1792 (By Nov 2017)

Best performance: 1824 at Gibraltar International Chess Festival 2019 Amateurs A(Best of 2019)

World #=87130 live, down 1058#86,072 publishedUnited States #=2561

NOV26 Rating

1772

Live Rating

1772.0

Change

0.0

Games Played

0

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Classical

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Official classical rating by month
ListRatingChange
Nov 202617720
Oct 202617720
Sep 202617720
Aug 202617720
Jul 202617720
Jun 202617720
May 202617720
Apr 202617720
Mar 202617720
Feb 20261772-2
Jan 202617740
Dec 202517740

Form · Classical

oldest → latest

Unbeaten in the last 3 games (2 wins, 1 draw), since Jan 14. That is the longest unbeaten run of 2026.

From 63 classical games on record, the latest on Jan 16.

Classical games since the November list

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

Last playedScore
2026 Captain Vigil's Chess Festival At SeaJan 11 – Jan 16TPR 17503½/6

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

Best wins · Classical

From 44 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2016–2026

#OpponentRating
1, Morgan Everett, Sep 2017 · 2017 Annual Harold Steen Memorial Cup, 1826
2, Nigel W Dennis, Jan 2019 · Gibraltar International Chess Festival 2019 Amateurs A, 1805
3, Andrew Beider, Sep 2018 · 2018 Michigan Open, 1794

Openings · Classical

From the moves of 10 of 63 classical games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.e4 in 5 of 5 games.

As BlackMeets 1.e4 with 1...e5.

All openings (1 as White)
Openings in White gamesGamesScore
Sicilian Defense367%

2 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.

Event timeline · Classical

1 of 12 events · All years

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 month

2026: 1750 over 4 rated games

MonthGamesScoreAvg oppTPR
Jan4217501750

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

Rated near John Whitworth · Classical

World

  1. #=87130Sriram Kumar1772.0
  2. #=87130Abel Talamantez1772.0
  3. #=87130John Whitworth1772.0
  4. #=87130Andy Grube1772.0
  5. #=87130Ryan D Putney1772.0

United States

  1. #=2561Sriram Kumar1772.0
  2. #=2561Abel Talamantez1772.0
  3. #=2561John Whitworth1772.0
  4. #=2561Andy Grube1772.0
  5. #=2561Ryan D Putney1772.0

Live ratings projected from the NOV26 published list · Not affiliated with FIDE