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ENG · 28 yrs · K=40 · Peak 1749 (By Oct 2025)

Best performance: 1784 at Hull 4NCL Congress 2026 Under 1700(Best of 2026)

World #=98972 live, down 1613#97,359 publishedEngland #=1625Europe #=70047among active players

Classical rating

1739

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

On FIDE’s list since Oct 2025

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Classical

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Classical rating 1749 to 1739 over the last 12 months; peak 1749 by October 2025.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalBlitz
Nov 20261739, 0, 0 games1668, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261739, -10, 5 games1668, 0, 0 games
Sep 20261749, 0, 0 games1668, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261749, 0, 0 games1668, 0, 0 games
Jul 20261749, 0, 0 games1668, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261749, 0, 0 games1668, 0, 0 games
May 20261749, 0, 0 games1668, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261749, 0, 0 games1668, 0, 0 games
Mar 20261749, 0, 0 games1668, 0, 0 games
Feb 20261749, 0, 0 games1668, 0, 0 games
Jan 20261749, 0, 0 games1668, 0, 0 games
Dec 20251749, 0, 0 games1668, 6 games

Form · Classical

oldest → latest

Unbeaten in the last 3 games (3 wins), since Sep 26. That is the longest unbeaten run of 2026.

From 20 classical games on record, the latest on Sep 27.

Classical games since the November list

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

Show gamesLast playedScore
Hull 4NCL Congress 2026 Under 1700Sep 25 – Sep 27TPR 17844/5

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

Best wins · Classical

From 11 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2023–2026

#OpponentRating
1, Richard L Bowman, Sep 2025 · 62nd Hull Congress Under 1750, 1729
2, Alec Grice, Sep 2025 · 62nd Hull Congress Under 1750, 1725
3, Jeremy P Brockes, Sep 2026 · Hull 4NCL Congress 2026 Under 1700, 1680

Event timeline · Classical

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
20265316371709
2024101808—
2023111471—

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

Rated near Edward Staples · Classical

World

  1. #=98972Ben Barton1739.0
  2. #=98972Adithya Phanish1739.0
  3. #=98972Edward Staples1739.0
  4. #=98972James William Ian Sweetnam1739.0
  5. #=98972Peter Halmkin1739.0

England

  1. #=1625Ben Barton1739.0
  2. #=1625Adithya Phanish1739.0
  3. #=1625Edward Staples1739.0
  4. #=1625James William Ian Sweetnam1739.0
  5. #=1625Peter Halmkin1739.0

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