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AUS · 18 yrs · K=40 · Peak 1837 (Apr 2026)

Best performance: 1983 at 2026 City of Sydney Rapid(Best of 2026)

World #=46249 live, down 819#45,430 publishedAustralia #=236Asia #=10916among active players

Rapid rating

1814

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

On FIDE’s list since Sep 2025

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Rapid

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Rapid rating 1772 to 1814 over the last 12 months; peak 1837 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 20261750, +5, 1 game1814, 0, 0 games1830, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261745, 0, 0 games1814, 0, 0 games1830, 0, 0 games
Sep 20261745, 0, 0 games1814, 0, 0 games1830, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261745, 0, 0 games1814, -23, 6 games1830, 0, 0 games
Jul 20261745, 0, 0 games1837, 0, 0 games1830, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261745, 0, 0 games1837, 0, 0 games1830, 0, 0 games
May 20261745, 0, 0 games1837, 0, 0 games1830, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261745, 0, 0 games1837, +1, 0 games1830, +14, 19 games
Mar 20261745, 0, 0 games1836, +64, 6 games1816, -40, 7 games
Feb 20261745, 13 games1772, +1, 0 games1856, 0, 0 games
Jan 2026unrated1771, -1, 0 games1856, 0, 0 games
Dec 2025unrated1772, 0, 0 games1856, 8 games

Form · Rapid

oldest → latest

Unbeaten in the last 5 games (4 wins, 1 draw), since Jul 19. That is the longest unbeaten run of 2026.

From 28 rapid games on record, the latest on Jul 19.

Rapid games since the November list

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

Show gamesLast playedScore
2026 NSW RapidJul 19TPR 17574½/7

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

Best wins · Rapid

From 20 rated rapid games against rated opponents, 2025–2026

#OpponentRating
1, CM Tony Zheng, Feb 2026 · 2026 City of Sydney Rapid, 1988
2, Ted Power, Aug 2025 · 2025 Burwood Saturday Rapid August, 1936
3, Heath Brown, Feb 2026 · 2026 City of Sydney Rapid, 1921

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
202612718131870
202583½18091766

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

Rated near Ben Harding · Rapid

World

  1. #=46249Dusan Dakic1814.0
  2. #=46249Seyed Behrad Bagherpour1814.0
  3. #=46249Ben Harding1814.0
  4. #=46249Newman Chakerian1814.0
  5. #=46249Jan Honek1814.0

Australia

  1. #=236Stephen Jago1814.0
  2. #=236Dusan Dakic1814.0
  3. #=236Ben Harding1814.0
  4. #=236Newman Chakerian1814.0
  5. #240Indis Danaswara1813.0

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