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ENG · 22 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1861 (Aug 2024)

Best performance: 1978 at Greater London Chess Club New Year Blitz(Best of 2026)

World #=39494 live, down 501#38,993 publishedEngland #=618

NOV26 Rating

1792

Live Rating

1792.0

Change

0.0

Games Played

0

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Blitz

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Official blitz rating by month
ListRatingChange
Nov 20261792+10
Oct 20261782-23
Sep 202618050
Aug 20261805+2
Jul 202618030
Jun 202618030
May 202618030
Apr 202618030
Mar 20261803-10
Feb 20261813+43
Jan 202617700
Dec 20251770-48

Form · Blitz

oldest → latest

Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 5 games, Feb 21 – Jul 2.

From 269 blitz games on record, the latest on Oct 4.

Blitz games since the November list

TournamentScoreChange
2026 English Blitz ChampionshipNov 10/1—

Best wins · Blitz

From 205 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2023–2026

#OpponentRating
1, Roger H Coathup, Oct 2023 · 2023 UK Open Blitz - North East Qualifier, 2091
2, Ekanem Nathan, Sep 2026 · 2026 UK Open Blitz Qualifier: Newcastle, 2063
2, CM Harry Bryant, Dec 2024 · London Nine Elms Christmas FIDE Blitz Night, 2063

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

Openings · Blitz

From the moves of 9 of 269 blitz games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.e4 in 4 of 4 games.

As BlackMeets 1.e4 with 1...c5.

All openings (1 as White, 1 as Black)
Openings in White gamesGamesScore
Sicilian Defense367%

1 more game in an opening played fewer than 3 times.

Event timeline · Blitz

8 of 24 events · All years

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 month

MonthGamesScoreAvg oppTPR
Oct 2026114½19151850
Sep 202626919031793
Jul 20264120281835
Feb 20265316491721
Jan 202684½19351978
Nov 2025102½18301637

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

Recent opponents · Blitz

Victor G L Jones

Rated near Ben Barton · Blitz

World

  1. #=39494Dastan Abdrakhmanov1792.0
  2. #=39494George Swanson1792.0
  3. #=39494Ben Barton1792.0
  4. #=39494Sab Jhooti1792.0
  5. #=39494Raj Singh1792.0

England

  1. #=613Joe Conway-Lees1793.0
  2. #=618George Swanson1792.0
  3. #=618Ben Barton1792.0
  4. #=618Sab Jhooti1792.0
  5. #=618Raj Singh1792.0

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