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AUS · 17 yrs · K=40 · Peak 1942 (By Feb 2025)

Best performance: 2047 at 2026 University of Sydney Chess Club Major(Best of 2026)

World #=47301 live, down 797#46,504 publishedAustralia #=249Asia #=5701among active players

Classical rating

1908

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

On FIDE’s list since Feb 2025

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Classical

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Classical rating 1882 to 1908 over the last 12 months; peak 1942 by February 2025.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20261908, 0, 0 games2024, 0, 0 games1841, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261908, 0, 0 games2024, 0, 0 games1841, 0, 0 games
Sep 20261908, 0, 0 games2024, 0, 0 games1841, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261908, 0, 0 games2024, 0, 0 games1841, 0, 0 games
Jul 20261908, 0, 0 games2024, 0, 0 games1841, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261908, 0, 0 games2024, 0, 0 games1841, 0, 0 games
May 20261908, 0, 0 games2024, 0, 0 games1841, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261908, 0, 0 games2024, 0, 0 games1841, 0, 0 games
Mar 20261908, 0, 0 games2024, 0, 0 games1841, 0, 0 games
Feb 20261908, +26, 4 games2024, 0, 0 games1841, 0, 0 games
Jan 20261882, 0, 0 games2024, 0, 0 games1841, 0, 0 games
Dec 20251882, 0, 0 games2024, 0, 0 games1841, 0, 0 games

Form · Classical

oldest → latest

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

From 20 classical games on record, the latest on Jan 15.

Classical games since the November list

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

Show gamesLast playedScore
2026 University of Sydney Chess Club MajorJan 12 – Jan 15TPR 20475½/7

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

Best wins · Classical

From 17 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2025–2026

#OpponentRating
1, Ian Welch, Jan 2025 · 2025 NSWCA Australia Day Weekender, 1902
2, Ben Gordon, Jan 2026 · 2026 University of Sydney Chess Club Major, 1900
3, Winson Yuan, Oct 2025 · 2025 NSWCA October Weekender, 1685

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
202643½17112047
202513817821869

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

Rated near Alexander Cantafio · Classical

World

  1. #=47301Franklin P Lewis1908.0
  2. #=47301Miroslav Mrkos1908.0
  3. #=47301Alexander Cantafio1908.0
  4. #=47301Shreyan Gupta Barman1908.0
  5. #=47301Igor Nemec1908.0

Australia

  1. #=246WFM Kathryn Hardegen1910.0
  2. #=246Sumit Sindhu1910.0
  3. #=249Alexander Cantafio1908.0
  4. #=249Daniel Solomontchik1908.0
  5. #251Kenny Fong1906.0

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