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ENG · 40 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1544 (By Oct 2026)

Best performance: 1613 at Atherton Chess Club Sept Blitz(Best of 2026)

World #=91101 live, down 1809#89,292 publishedEngland #=1329Europe #=44653among active players

Blitz rating

1544

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

On FIDE’s list since Oct 2026

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Blitz

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Blitz rating unchanged at 1544 since October 2026; peak 1544 by October 2026.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20261555, 0, 0 games1688, 0, 0 games1544, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261555, 0, 0 games1688, 0, 0 games1544, 17 games
Sep 20261555, -75, 4 games1688, 0, 0 gamesunrated
Aug 20261630, 0, 0 games1688, 0, 0 gamesunrated
Jul 20261630, 0, 0 games1688, 0, 0 gamesunrated
Jun 20261630, 0, 0 games1688, 0, 0 gamesunrated
May 20261630, 0, 0 games1688, 0, 0 gamesunrated
Apr 20261630, 0, 0 games1688, 0, 0 gamesunrated
Mar 20261630, 0, 0 games1688, 6 gamesunrated
Feb 20261630, 0, 0 gamesunratedunrated
Jan 20261630, 0, 0 gamesunratedunrated
Dec 20251630, 0, 0 gamesunratedunrated

Form · Blitz

oldest → latest

Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 2 games, Sep 25.

From 33 blitz games on record, the latest on Sep 25.

Blitz games since the November list

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

Show gamesLast playedScore
Atherton Chess Club Sept BlitzSep 25TPR 16134/9

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

Best wins · Blitz

From 20 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2025–2026

#OpponentRating
1, David Otaryan, Sep 2026 · Atherton Chess Club Sept Blitz, 1652*
2, Benjamin Thomas Abraham, Sep 2026 · 2026 UK Open Blitz Qualifier: Manchester, 1558
3, Callum Miller, Sep 2026 · Atherton Chess Club Sept Blitz, 1548*

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

Event timeline · Blitz

3 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
202617517361578
2025301570770

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

Rated near John Donegan · Blitz

World

  1. #=91101Taarush Goel1544.0
  2. #=91101James Seaden1544.0
  3. #=91101John Donegan1544.0
  4. #=91101Zamira Galieva1544.0
  5. #=91101Anastasiya Lukoyanova1544.0

England

  1. #=1329Taarush Goel1544.0
  2. #=1329James Seaden1544.0
  3. #=1329John Donegan1544.0
  4. #=1333Theo Sahu1542.0
  5. #=1333Arun Mahtani1542.0

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