ENG · 67 yrs · K=40 · Peak 1747 (Sep 2025)
Best performance: 1949 at 32nd 4NCL Congress Minor(Best of 2025)
Classical rating
1742
FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.
On FIDE’s list since Sep 2024
How live ratings are calculated
Rating History · Classical
Official classical rating by month
| List | Rating | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | 1742 | 0 |
| Oct 2026 | 1742 | 0 |
| Sep 2026 | 1742 | 0 |
| Aug 2026 | 1742 | 0 |
| Jul 2026 | 1742 | 0 |
| Jun 2026 | 1742 | 0 |
| May 2026 | 1742 | 0 |
| Apr 2026 | 1742 | 0 |
| Mar 2026 | 1742 | 0 |
| Feb 2026 | 1742 | -5 |
| Jan 2026 | 1747 | 0 |
| Dec 2025 | 1747 | 0 |
Form · Classical
Unbeaten in the last 5 games (2 wins, 3 draws), since Jan 23. That is the longest unbeaten run of 2026.
From 43 classical games on record, the latest on Jan 25.
No rated standard games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)
| Last played | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 4NCL Bradford Congress Under 1700Jan 23 – Jan 25TPR 1728 | 3½/5 |
The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.
Best wins · Classical
From 25 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2024–2026
| # | Opponent | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1, | Mark Waterfield, Aug 2025 · 8th Northumbria Masters Chess Congress - Challengers (U2000) | , 1869 |
| 2, | David Walshaw, Jan 2025 · 32nd 4NCL Congress Minor | , 1742 |
| 3, | Richard J Harris, Aug 2025 · 8th Northumbria Masters Chess Congress - Challengers (U2000) | , 1722 |
| 4, | Adam Smith, Aug 2024 · 7th Northumbria Masters Chess Congress - Major | , 1698 |
| 5, | Con Carey, Jan 2025 · 32nd 4NCL Congress Minor | , 1676 |
| 6, | Nathan Weersing, Aug 2024 · 2024 British Championship: AM Under 1600 | , 1661 |
| 7, | Trevor R Blower, Jan 2026 · 2026 4NCL Bradford Congress Under 1700 | , 1604 |
| 8, | Yaroslav Lutsko, Aug 2024 · 7th Northumbria Masters Chess Congress - Major | , 1560 |
Openings · Classical
From the moves of 20 of 43 classical games on record.
As WhiteOpens 1.e4 in 11 of 11 games.
As BlackMeets 1.e4 with 1...c5.
All openings (1 as White, 1 as Black)
| Openings in White games | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| French Defense | 3 | 83% |
8 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.
Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 5.
| Openings in Black games | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense | 5 | 60% |
4 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.
Performance rating by year
| Year | Games | Score | Avg opp | TPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 2½ | 1633 | 1728 |
| 2025 | 11 | 6 | 1769 | 1805 |
| 2024 | 10 | 5½ | 1575 | 1611 |
Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.
- Jan 2026Swissfederation sourceBest of 2026Score 3½/5Opp avg 1633Start 1747
- Aug 2025Swissfederation source#2 in 2025Score 3½/9Opp avg 1804Start 1740
- Jan 2025Swissfederation sourceBest of 2025Score 3/5Opp avg 1676Start 1705
- Aug 2024Swissfederation sourceBest of 2024Score 4½/8Opp avg 1616
- Jul – Aug 2024Swissfederation source#2 in 2024Score 3½/6Opp avg 1597
- 2026 4NCL Bradford Congress Under 1700 · Jan 2026 · 3½/5
- 8th Northumbria Masters Chess Congress - Challengers (U2000) · Aug 2025 · 3½/9
- 32nd 4NCL Congress Minor · Jan 2025 · 3/5
- 7th Northumbria Masters Chess Congress - Major · Aug 2024 · 4½/8
- 2024 British Championship: AM Under 1600 · Jul – Aug 2024 · 3½/6
- 31st 4NCL Congress Under 1700 · Jan 2024 · 2½/5
- 2023 British Championship: Weekender - Yates · Jul 2023 · 3½/5
World
- #=97619Matvey Tiulyagin1742.0
- #=97619Zizheng Liu1742.0
- #=97619Alan Tunnacliffe1742.0
- #=97619Iain Reeve1742.0
- #=97619Neel Gore1742.0
England
- #1601Blake Yue1742.2
- #=1602Zizheng Liu1742.0
- #=1602Alan Tunnacliffe1742.0
- #=1602Iain Reeve1742.0
- #=1602Jonathan Eckert1742.0
Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.