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AUS · 58 yrs · K=40 · Peak 1941 (May 2026)

Best performance: 1979 at 2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Major(Best of 2026)

World #=39478 live, down 587#38,891 publishedAustralia #210Asia #=4819among active players

Classical rating

1941

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

On FIDE’s list since May 2024

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Classical

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Classical rating 1917 to 1941 over the last 12 months; peak 1941 in May 2026.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassical
Nov 20261941, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261941, 0, 0 games
Sep 20261941, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261941, 0, 0 games
Jul 20261941, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261941, 0, 0 games
May 20261941, +24, 7 games
Apr 20261917, 0, 0 games
Mar 20261917, 0, 0 games
Feb 20261917, 0, 0 games
Jan 20261917, 0, 0 games
Dec 20251917, 0, 0 games

Form · Classical

oldest → latest

Unbeaten in the last 7 games (3 wins, 4 draws), since Apr 3. That is the longest unbeaten run of 2026.

From 21 classical games on record, the latest on Apr 3.

Classical games since the November list

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

Last playedScore
2026 O2C Doeberl Cup MajorApr 3TPR 19795/7

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

Best wins · Classical

From 21 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2024–2026

#OpponentRating
1, Zining (matthew) Jia, Apr 2026 · 2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Major, 1940
2, CM William Rui Liu, Mar 2024 · 2024 O2C Doeberl Cup Major, 1896
3, Benny Chan, Apr 2025 · 2025 O2C Doeberl Cup Major, 1839

Event timeline · Classical

3 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
20267518211979
202574½18201922
20247517841942

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

Rated near David A Appleton · Classical

World

  1. #=39478Vaclav Jelinek1941.0
  2. #=39478Pavel Ondrejka1941.0
  3. #=39478David A Appleton1941.0
  4. #=39478Julian Doenitz1941.0
  5. #=39478Mikael Chakhalov1941.0

Australia

  1. #208Slobodan Krstic1942.6
  2. #209Leo Gong1942.0
  3. #210David A Appleton1941.0
  4. #=211Nigel Barrow1940.0
  5. #=211Timothy Harris1940.0

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