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ENG · 15 yrs · K=40 · Peak 1695 (Oct 2026)

Best performance: 1937 at 2nd Sheffield Chess Centre blitz(Best of 2026)

World #=53143 live, up 2888#56,031 publishedEngland #=838Europe #=28352among active players

NOV26 Rating

1695

Live Rating

1715.0

Change

+20.0

Games Played

6

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Blitz

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Blitz rating 1520 to 1695 since March 2026; peak 1695 in October 2026.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20261695, +44, 3 games1633, 0, 0 games1695, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261651, +20, 9 games1633, 0, 0 games1695, +68, 16 games
Sep 20261631, +51, 7 games1633, 0, 0 games1627, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261580, +23, 4 games1633, 0, 0 games1627, +16, 6 games
Jul 20261557, -8, 1 game1633, +72, 6 games1611, +58, 6 games
Jun 20261565, 0, 0 games1561, 0, 0 games1553, -28, 5 games
May 20261565, 0, 0 games1561, 0, 0 games1581, +31, 5 games
Apr 20261565, 0, 0 games1561, -4, 9 games1550, +30, 3 games
Mar 20261565, +37, 4 games1565, 0, 0 games1520, 3 games
Feb 20261528, -23, 5 games1565, 2 gamesunrated
Jan 20261551, 0, 0 gamesunratedunrated
Dec 20251551, +24, 3 gamesunratedunrated

Form · Blitz

oldest → latest

Unbeaten in the last 2 games (2 wins), since Nov 5. Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 3 games, Sep 10.

From 69 blitz games on record, the latest on Nov 5.

Blitz games since the November list

Show gamesTournamentScoreChange
8th Sheffield Fide BlitzNov 5TPR 17693/7+20.0

Best wins · Blitz

From 50 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2026

#OpponentRating
1, Alexandr Klimchik, 2 wins, Mar 2026 · 2nd Sheffield Chess Centre blitz, 1974
2, Farshad Ai, Apr 2026 · 3rd Sheffield Chess Centre Blitz, 1950
3, Gopakumar Siddharth, Sep 2026 · 2026 UK Open Blitz Qualifier: Sheffield, 1924

Event timeline · Blitz

9 events · All years

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 month

MonthGamesScoreAvg oppTPR
Nov 20266317691769
Sep 2026165½18451728
Jul 20266218711746
Jun 20266317661766
May 20265117341494
Apr 20265217751703
Mar 20263120621937
Feb 20263½18631590

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

Recent opponents · Blitz

Jim BurnettEwan KershawIsaac FosseyNathaniel Holroyd-DovetonJohnny TurnerEthan Cross

Rated near Ben Findlay · Blitz

World

  1. #=53143Olga Romanchenko1715.0
  2. #=53143Sidharth Panicker1715.0
  3. #=53143Ben Findlay1715.0
  4. #=53143Mikhail Bazhenkov1715.0
  5. #=53143Ariadna Haynoa Diaz Campo1715.0

England

  1. #837Alastair Marston1716.0
  2. #=838Sidharth Panicker1715.0
  3. #=838Ben Findlay1715.0
  4. #=838Nigel S Towers1715.0
  5. #=838Shahvez Ali1715.0

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

Ben Findlay: Live FIDE Rating 1695