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AUS · 14 yrs · K=40 · Peak 1676 (Nov 2026)

Best performance: 1836 at 2025 MCC April Blitz(Best of 2025)

World #=60793 live, down 1144#59,649 publishedAustralia #=521Asia #=15327among active players

Blitz rating

1676

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

On FIDE’s list since Aug 2024

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Blitz

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Blitz rating 1596 to 1676 over the last 12 months; peak 1676 in November 2026.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20261533, 0, 0 games1551, 0, 0 games1676, +9, 6 games
Oct 20261533, 0, 0 games1551, +14, 8 games1667, +52, 17 games
Sep 20261533, -30, 2 games1537, 0, 0 games1615, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261563, +8, 10 games1537, +26, 5 games1615, +38, 15 games
Jul 20261555, -26, 3 games1511, 0, 0 games1577, 0, 6 games
Jun 20261581, 0, 0 games1511, 0, 0 games1577, +78, 8 games
May 20261581, 0, 0 games1511, 0, 0 games1499, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261581, -6, 0 games1511, -1, 0 games1499, -42, 17 games
Mar 20261587, -1, 0 games1512, 0, 0 games1541, -1, 0 games
Feb 20261588, -46, 4 games1512, 0, 0 games1542, -61, 6 games
Jan 20261634, 0, 0 games1512, +1, 4 games1603, +6, 8 games
Dec 20251634, +31, 8 games1511, +86, 8 games1597, +1, 7 games

Form · Blitz

oldest → latest

Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 3 games, Jun 16 – Jul 2.

From 274 blitz games on record, the latest on Oct 13.

Blitz games since the November list

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

Show gamesLast playedScore
2026 MCC October BlitzOct 13TPR 18025/9

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

Best wins · Blitz

From 216 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2023–2026

#OpponentRating
1, Chenghan Zhang, 2 wins, May 2026 · 2026 MCC May Blitz, 1917
2, Gorka Parra Ordorica, Jun 2025 · IV GAMBIT International Chess Blitz, 1871
3, CM James Hartley, Oct 2025 · 2025 MCC October Blitz, 1854

Event timeline · Blitz

11 of 29 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

MonthGamesScoreAvg oppTPR
Oct 20266219271802
Sep 202617717481683
Jul 2026155½17701675
Jun 202661½18141621
May 202683½18051762
Mar 20266216191494
Feb 202611316721497
Jan 20266116741401
Dec 20258317431656
Nov 202572½17571655

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

Rated near Sam Wales · Blitz

World

  1. #=60793Hector Rodriguez Alejo1676.0
  2. #=60793Ruben Nowak1676.0
  3. #=60793Sam Wales1676.0
  4. #=60793Sikkam Sai Vishnu1676.0
  5. #=60793Narayanan Rishitha1676.0

Australia

  1. #520Mary Khodjaeva1676.6
  2. #=521Ruben Nowak1676.0
  3. #=521Sam Wales1676.0
  4. #=521Daniel Ting1676.0
  5. #524Vasil G Tulevski1675.0

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