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AUS · 19 yrs · K=40 · Peak 1674 (Jan 2026)

Best performance: 1812 at 2025 MCC Allegro Championship(Best of 2025)

World #=90580 live, down 1715#88,865 publishedAustralia #=580Asia #=24466among active players

Rapid rating

1660

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

On FIDE’s list since Jul 2023

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Rapid

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Rapid rating 1640 to 1660 over the last 12 months; peak 1674 in January 2026.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20261781, -35, 7 games1660, 0, 0 games1884, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261816, -12, 6 games1660, 0, 0 games1884, -47, 12 games
Sep 20261828, -21, 4 games1660, 0, 0 games1931, +43, 9 games
Aug 20261849, -52, 9 games1660, 0, 0 games1888, +47, 12 games
Jul 20261901, +67, 10 games1660, 0, 0 games1841, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261834, +14, 4 games1660, -12, 2 games1841, 0, 0 games
May 20261820, -8, 12 games1672, 0, 0 games1841, +71, 24 games
Apr 20261828, +1, 0 games1672, 0, 0 games1770, -6, 9 games
Mar 20261827, 0, 0 games1672, 0, 0 games1776, -8, 9 games
Feb 20261827, -10, 6 games1672, -2, 0 games1784, 0, 0 games
Jan 20261837, -44, 5 games1674, +2, 0 games1784, +95, 11 games
Dec 20251881, +21, 2 games1672, +32, 7 games1689, +10, 8 games

Form · Rapid

oldest → latest

Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 3 games, May 23.

From 31 rapid games on record, the latest on May 23.

Rapid games since the November list

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

Show gamesLast playedScore
2026 Victorian University Rapid ChampionshipMay 233½/5

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

Best wins · Rapid

From 24 rated rapid games against rated opponents, 2023–2026

#OpponentRating
1, FM Michael Baron, Nov 2025 · 2025 MCC Allegro Championship, 2273
2, Daniel Zhang, Apr 2024 · 2024 MCC Autumn Rapid, 1672
3, Ruben Nowak, Apr 2024 · 2024 MCC Autumn Rapid, 1628

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

Event timeline · Rapid

4 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
20262½1745—
20257318621812
202485½16081749
20237214271269

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

Rated near Samuel Shepherd · Rapid

World

  1. #=90580Walter Wolffs1660.0
  2. #=90580Borivoj Novak1660.0
  3. #=90580Samuel Shepherd1660.0
  4. #=90580Ahaan Naman Mehta1660.0
  5. #=90580Indusheetala1660.0

Australia

  1. #=573Vincent Contini1661.0
  2. #=580Walter Wolffs1660.0
  3. #=580Samuel Shepherd1660.0
  4. #=582Michael Lever1659.0
  5. #=582Zane (Zichen) Zhu1659.0

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