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AUS · 28 yrs · K=20 · Peak 2130 (Apr 2026)

Best performance: 2199 at Canberra Street Chess 4th October 2025(Best of 2025)

World #=7872 live, down 133#7,739 publishedAustralia #32Asia #=1713among active players

Rapid rating

2129

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

On FIDE’s list since Dec 2016

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Rapid

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Rapid rating 2124 to 2129 over the last 12 months; peak 2130 in April 2026.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20262189, 0, 0 games2129, 0, 0 games2052, 0, 0 games
Oct 20262189, 0, 0 games2129, 0, 0 games2052, 0, 0 games
Sep 20262189, +14, 6 games2129, 0, 0 games2052, 0, 0 games
Aug 20262175, 0, 0 games2129, 0, 0 games2052, +37, 9 games
Jul 20262175, +2, 7 games2129, -1, 12 games2015, +2, 9 games
Jun 20262173, 0, 0 games2130, 0, 0 games2013, 0, 0 games
May 20262173, 0, 0 games2130, 0, 0 games2013, 0, 0 games
Apr 20262173, 0, 0 games2130, +6, 7 games2013, 0, 0 games
Mar 20262173, 0, 0 games2124, 0, 0 games2013, 0, 0 games
Feb 20262173, 0, 0 games2124, 0, 0 games2013, -20, 9 games
Jan 20262173, 0, 0 games2124, 0, 0 games2033, 0, 0 games
Dec 20252173, 0, 0 games2124, 0, 0 games2033, 0, 0 games

Form · Rapid

oldest → latest

Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 7 games, Mar 7.

From 204 rapid games on record, the latest on Jun 19.

Rapid games since the November list

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

Last playedScore
FIDE World Team Rapid Chess Championship 2026Jun 17 – Jun 19TPR 21502½/12

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

Best wins · Rapid

From 190 rated rapid games against rated opponents, 2016–2026

#OpponentRating
1, FM Robert S Eames, Dec 2016 · 8th CSC London Chess Classic: Super Rapidplay, 2196
2, FM Frederick Litchfield, 7 wins, Apr 2025 · Canberra Street Chess 5th April 2025, 2137
3, Armen R. Stepanyan, Dec 2016 · 8th CSC London Chess Classic: Super Rapidplay, 2110

Openings · Rapid

From the moves of 12 of 204 rapid games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.e4 in 6 of 6 games.

As BlackMeets 1.e4 with 1...c5.

All openings (1 as White, 1 as Black)
Openings in White gamesGamesScore
Sicilian Defense530%

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

Event timeline · Rapid

28 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
2026198½21752139
20251412½18302181
20242018½18332255
20231915½17592021
2022128½16501808
2021372916691889
2020403217121952
20192016½16751948
201694½21482148

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

Rated near Harry Press · Rapid

World

  1. #=7872Simeon Stoichkov2129.0
  2. #=7872Martin Pena Varela2129.0
  3. #=7872Harry Press2129.0
  4. #=7872Zakhar Ryumin2129.0
  5. #=7872Kamil Islamov2129.0

Australia

  1. #30FM Domagoj Dragicevic2138.0
  2. #31FM Kai Jie Soo2131.0
  3. #32Harry Press2129.0
  4. #33CM Ashvin Balavignan2113.0
  5. #34FM Jayden Ooi2106.0

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