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ENG · 22 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1719 (Oct 2025)

Best performance: 1837 at 2025 British Rapidplay Championship(Best of 2025)

World #=85728 live, down 1402#84,326 publishedEngland #=1159Europe #=46157among active players

Rapid rating

1673

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

On FIDE’s list since Mar 2023

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Rapid

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Rapid rating 1719 to 1673 over the last 12 months; peak 1719 in October 2025.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20261739, 0, 0 games1673, 0, 0 games1792, +10, 11 games
Oct 20261739, 0, 0 games1673, 0, 0 games1782, -23, 26 games
Sep 20261739, -12, 3 games1673, 0, 0 games1805, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261751, -2, 8 games1673, 0, 0 games1805, +2, 4 games
Jul 20261753, -36, 5 games1673, 0, 0 games1803, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261789, 0, 0 games1673, +13, 5 games1803, 0, 0 games
May 20261789, 0, 0 games1660, 0, 0 games1803, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261789, 0, 0 games1660, -7, 9 games1803, 0, 0 games
Mar 20261789, 0, 0 games1667, -46, 9 games1803, -10, 5 games
Feb 20261789, -48, 3 games1713, -6, 5 games1813, +43, 8 games
Jan 20261837, 0, 0 games1719, 0, 0 games1770, 0, 0 games
Dec 20251837, 0, 0 games1719, 0, 0 games1770, -48, 10 games

Form · Rapid

oldest → latest

Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 3 games, Mar 15 – Apr 11.

From 98 rapid games on record, the latest on Apr 11.

Rapid games since the November list

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

Last playedScore
GM Jonathan Hawkins Memorial RapidplayApr 11TPR 18143/6

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

Best wins · Rapid

From 81 rated rapid games against rated opponents, 2023–2026

#OpponentRating
1, FM David J Walker, Apr 2026 · GM Jonathan Hawkins Memorial Rapidplay, 2180
2, Mark Kirkham, Aug 2025 · Darnall and Handsworth (Sheffield) 10th FIDE Rated Rapidplay Major, 1836
3, Mark Sr Radford, Aug 2025 · Darnall and Handsworth (Sheffield) 10th FIDE Rated Rapidplay Major, 1831

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

Openings · Rapid

From the moves of 33 of 98 rapid games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.e4 in 17 of 17 games.

As BlackMeets 1.e4 with 1...c5, and 1.c4 with 1...b5.

All openings (2 as White, 2 as Black)
Openings in White gamesGamesScore
Sicilian Defense560%
French Defense475%

8 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.

Event timeline · Rapid

13 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
2026288½17961647
20252110½17891789
2024145½16851605
2023189½14921513

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 Barton · Rapid

World

  1. #=85728Radel Valitov1673.0
  2. #=85728Simon Holin1673.0
  3. #=85728Ben Barton1673.0
  4. #=85728Ryames Chan1673.0
  5. #=85728Chinh Phan1673.0

England

  1. #=1153Mark A Keady1674.0
  2. #=1159Simon Holin1673.0
  3. #=1159Ben Barton1673.0
  4. #=1159Ryames Chan1673.0
  5. #=1159Chinh Phan1673.0

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