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ENG · 27 yrs · K=40 · Peak 1721 (By Oct 2025)

Best performance: 1698 at 2025 MCC Spring Classic(Best of 2025)

World #=133250 live, down 2195#131,055 publishedEngland #=2123Europe #=90806among active players

Classical rating

1647

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

On FIDE’s list since Oct 2025

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Classical

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Classical rating 1721 to 1647 over the last 12 months; peak 1721 by October 2025.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassical
Nov 20261647, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261647, 0, 0 games
Sep 20261647, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261647, 0, 0 games
Jul 20261647, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261647, 0, 0 games
May 20261647, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261647, 0, 0 games
Mar 20261647, 0, 0 games
Feb 20261647, -2, 0 games
Jan 20261649, 0, 0 games
Dec 20251649, -72, 7 games

Form · Classical

oldest → latest

From 15 classical games on record, the latest on Nov 4, 2025.

Classical games since the November list

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

Show gamesLast playedScore
2025 MCC Greg Hjorth OpenOct 31, 2025 – Nov 4, 2025TPR 15164/8

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

Best wins · Classical

From 14 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2025

#OpponentRating
1, Kenny Tran, Sep 2025 · 2025 MCC Spring Classic, 1815
2, Brodie Driscoll-Court, Sep 2025 · 2025 MCC Spring Classic, 1710
3, Bella Xia, Nov 2025 · 2025 MCC Greg Hjorth Open, 1507

Event timeline · Classical

2 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
202514716071607

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

Rated near Niall Bower-Costigan · Classical

World

  1. #=133250Bohumil Tejcek1647.0
  2. #=133250Jorge Bravo Bertoglio1647.0
  3. #=133250Niall Bower-Costigan1647.0
  4. #=133250Patrick Eaton1647.0
  5. #=133250Daniel Harman1647.0

England

  1. #=2117Preesh Gandhi1648.0
  2. #2122James Peel1647.8
  3. #=2123Niall Bower-Costigan1647.0
  4. #=2123Patrick Eaton1647.0
  5. #=2123Daniel Harman1647.0

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