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ENG · 68 yrs · K=40 · Peak 1526 (By Mar 2026)

Best performance: 1420 at The Isle of Wight International Chess Tournament 2025 - Congress(Best of 2025)

World #=105792 liveEngland #=1734Europe #=74362among active players

NOV26 Rating

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Live Rating

1720.0prov

Change

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Games Played

5

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Classical

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Classical rating 1526 on the March 2026 list; peak 1526 by March 2026.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalBlitz
Nov 2026unrated1508, +23, 3 games
Oct 2026unrated1485, 0, 0 games
Sep 2026unrated1485, 0, 0 games
Aug 2026unrated1485, 0, 0 games
Jul 2026unrated1485, 0, 0 games
Jun 2026unrated1485, 0, 0 games
May 2026unrated1485, 0, 0 games
Apr 2026unrated1485, 0, 0 games
Mar 20261526, 6 games1485, 8 games

In Progress

vsAmrik J Singh1750
PairedR4Isle of Wight Ocean Chess Tournament - Congress Majorstandard

Classical games since the November list

No FIDE classical rating yet. The live figure estimates the first rating FIDE will publish, from 5 rated games taken together: the 2 below and 3 from earlier events, which FIDE counts toward a first rating for up to 26 months. No single game has a rating change of its own.

Show gamesTournamentScoreChange
Isle of Wight Ocean Chess Tournament - Congress MajorNov 13 – Nov 15TPR 24812/3—

Best wins · Classical

From 5 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2025–2026

#OpponentRating
1, Thomas Holmes, Nov 2026 · Isle of Wight Ocean Chess Tournament - Congress Major, 1696
2, Rob Coles, Nov 2026 · Isle of Wight Ocean Chess Tournament - Congress Major, 1666

Event timeline · Classical

2 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
20253½16931420

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

Recent opponents · Classical

Thomas HolmesRob ColesKaustubh Kadam

Rated near Michael Gidley · Classical

World

  1. #=105792Vladimir A. Nilov1720.0
  2. #=105792Kyrylo Poluliakh1720.0
  3. #=105792Michael Gidley1720.0
  4. #=105792Gregory Roome1720.0
  5. #=105792Peter Williams1720.0

England

  1. #=1729Rineesh Bansal1721.0
  2. #=1729Michael I Connor1721.0
  3. #=1734Michael Gidley1720.0
  4. #=1734Gregory Roome1720.0
  5. #=1734Peter Williams1720.0

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