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ENG · 59 yrs · K=40 · Peak 1628 (By Apr 2026)

Best performance: 1699 at 9th Swindon Rapidplay - U1800(Best of 2026)

World #=102613 live, down 2045#100,568 publishedEngland #=1404Europe #=54074among active players

Rapid rating

1628

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

On FIDE’s list since Apr 2026

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Rapid

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Rapid rating unchanged at 1628 since April 2026; peak 1628 by April 2026.

Official rating by month

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

ListRapidBlitz
Nov 20261628, 0, 0 games1628, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261628, 0, 0 games1628, 0, 0 games
Sep 20261628, 0, 0 games1628, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261628, 0, 0 games1628, 0, 0 games
Jul 20261628, 0, 0 games1628, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261628, 0, 0 games1628, 0, 0 games
May 20261628, 0, 0 games1628, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261628, 9 games1628, 0, 0 games
Mar 2026unrated1628, 0, 0 games
Feb 2026unrated1628, 0, 0 games
Jan 2026unrated1628, 0, 0 games
Dec 2025unrated1628, 0, 0 games

Form · Rapid

oldest → latest

Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 4 games, Jan 24 – Mar 9.

From 17 rapid games on record, the latest on Jun 27.

Rapid games since the November list

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

Show gamesLast playedScore
Stroud Rapid Play - Summer 2026Jun 271/4

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

Best wins · Rapid

From 11 rated rapid games against rated opponents, 2026

#OpponentRating
1, Christopher Lamming, Jan 2026 · 4th Stoke Gifford Rapidplay inc. 3rd Bristol League Rapidplay Championship - Major, 1694
2, Lirush Chandrakumar, Mar 2026 · 9th Swindon Rapidplay - U1800, 1667
3, Gary Loyden, Mar 2026 · 9th Swindon Rapidplay - U1800, 1563

Event timeline · Rapid

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
2026113½17151582

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

Rated near Michael Stephens · Rapid

World

  1. #=102613Luis Fernando Arce Arduz1628.0
  2. #=102613Yahya Zafar1628.0
  3. #=102613Michael Stephens1628.0
  4. #=102613Ghassan Alkhazal1628.0
  5. #=102613Alex Yahorau1628.0

England

  1. #1403William B Drennan1628.2
  2. #=1404Yahya Zafar1628.0
  3. #=1404Michael Stephens1628.0
  4. #=1404Ghassan Alkhazal1628.0
  5. #=1404Alex Yahorau1628.0

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