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ENG · 38 yrs · K=40 · Peak 1761 (Feb 2026)

Best performance: 1984 at 44th Birmingham Rapidplay Major(Best of 2026)

World #=59069 live, down 988#58,081 publishedEngland #=781Europe #=33188among active players

Rapid rating

1761

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

On FIDE’s list since Jun 2023

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Rapid

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Rapid rating 1682 to 1761 over the last 12 months; peak 1761 in February 2026.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20261791, -8, 2 games1761, 0, 0 games1696, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261799, 0, 0 games1761, 0, 0 games1696, 0, 0 games
Sep 20261799, 0, 0 games1761, 0, 0 games1696, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261799, 0, 0 games1761, 0, 0 games1696, 0, 0 games
Jul 20261799, 0, 0 games1761, 0, 0 games1696, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261799, +7, 4 games1761, 0, 0 games1696, 0, 0 games
May 20261792, 0, 0 games1761, 0, 0 games1696, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261792, +10, 1 game1761, 0, 0 games1696, 0, 0 games
Mar 20261782, +4, 1 game1761, 0, 0 games1696, 0, 0 games
Feb 20261778, +3, 1 game1761, +79, 5 games1696, 0, 0 games
Jan 20261775, 0, 0 games1682, 0, 0 games1696, 0, 0 games
Dec 20251775, 0, 0 games1682, 0, 0 games1696, 0, 0 games

Form · Rapid

oldest → latest

Unbeaten in the last 2 games (2 wins), since Jan 25. That is the longest unbeaten run of 2026.

From 31 rapid games on record, the latest on Jan 25.

Rapid games since the November list

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

Last playedScore
44th Birmingham Rapidplay MajorJan 25TPR 19843½/5

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

Best wins · Rapid

From 27 rated rapid games against rated opponents, 2023–2026

#OpponentRating
1, Ozan Senturk, Jan 2026 · 44th Birmingham Rapidplay Major, 1818
2, Amrik J Singh, Jan 2026 · 44th Birmingham Rapidplay Major, 1769
3, Yechu Chen, Jan 2026 · 44th Birmingham Rapidplay Major, 1714

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

Event timeline · Rapid

5 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
202653½18351984
20254216471647
2024125½15211492
202364½14331626

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

Rated near David Smith · Rapid

World

  1. #=59069Sergiy Kopystianskyy1761.0
  2. #=59069Maxim Kudlay1761.0
  3. #=59069David Smith1761.0
  4. #=59069Julian Alderton1761.0
  5. #=59069Mucahit Sazlik1761.0

England

  1. #=778Boris Pastukhov1762.0
  2. #=778Paul Doherty1762.0
  3. #=781David Smith1761.0
  4. #=781Julian Alderton1761.0
  5. #=783Will High1760.0

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