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ENG · 14 yrs · K=40 · Peak 1947 (Oct 2026)

Best performance: 2011 at Birmingham FIDE Rapid on 29/August/2026 - Blitz(Best of 2026)

World #=19207 live, down 290#18,917 publishedEngland #=265Europe #=11194among active players

Blitz rating

1947

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

On FIDE’s list since Aug 2023

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Blitz

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Blitz rating 1897 to 1947 over the last 12 months; peak 1947 in October 2026.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20261969, 0, 0 games1904, 0, 0 games1947, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261969, 0, 0 games1904, +37, 4 games1947, +50, 7 games
Sep 20261969, 0, 0 games1867, 0, 0 games1897, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261969, -34, 5 games1867, +14, 3 games1897, 0, 0 games
Jul 20262003, 0, 0 games1853, 0, 0 games1897, 0, 0 games
Jun 20262003, +27, 2 games1853, 0, 0 games1897, 0, 0 games
May 20261976, +38, 4 games1853, 0, 0 games1897, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261938, +12, 5 games1853, 0, 0 games1897, 0, 0 games
Mar 20261926, +6, 1 game1853, +44, 3 games1897, 0, 0 games
Feb 20261920, +9, 1 game1809, 0, 0 games1897, 0, 0 games
Jan 20261911, 0, 0 games1809, 0, 0 games1897, 0, 0 games
Dec 20251911, 0, 0 games1809, +30, 6 games1897, 0, 0 games

Form · Blitz

oldest → latest

Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 6 games, Aug 29.

From 43 blitz games on record, the latest on Aug 29.

Blitz games since the November list

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

Last playedScore
Birmingham FIDE Rapid on 29/August/2026 - BlitzAug 29TPR 20116/8

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

Best wins · Blitz

From 36 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2023–2026

#OpponentRating
1, Jack Pilley, Sep 2025 · 2025 UK Open Blitz: Nottingham Qualifier, 2152
2, Emile Doran, Aug 2026 · Birmingham FIDE Rapid on 29/August/2026 - Blitz, 1978
3, Ilya Iyengar, Apr 2025 · Birmingham FIDE Blitz - 5 April 2025, 1927

* No blitz rating yet, so FIDE rates the game at the player's classical rating.

Openings · Blitz

From the moves of 9 of 43 blitz games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.e4 in 5 of 5 games.

As BlackMeets 1.d4 with 1...Nf6.

All openings

No opening played 3 times yet (5 games with this colour).

Event timeline · Blitz

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
20267518532011
2025211219261976
20238415621562

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

Rated near Benjamin Humphreys · Blitz

World

  1. #=19207Nikolay Stepanov1947.0
  2. #=19207WFM Margarita Filippova1947.0
  3. #=19207Benjamin Humphreys1947.0
  4. #=19207Pavel Sysuev1947.0
  5. #=19207Javier Alonso Arias Diaz1947.0

England

  1. #=262Darshan Kumaresan1953.0
  2. #=262CM Lion Lebedev1953.0
  3. #=265Benjamin Humphreys1947.0
  4. #=265Edward J Farrington1947.0
  5. #267Ian G Gallagher1946.0

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