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ENG · 61 yrs · K=10 · Peak 2678 (By Apr 2013)

Best performance: 2689 at Open Team-Blitz-Tournament at World Senior Team Championship(Best of 2015)

World #=323 live#323 publishedEngland #5Europe #174among active players

Blitz rating

2516

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

On FIDE’s list since Apr 2013

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Blitz

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Blitz rating 2529 to 2516 over the last 12 months; peak 2678 by April 2013.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20262594, 0, 0 games2551, 0, 0 games2516, 0, 0 games
Oct 20262594, 0, 0 games2551, 0, 0 games2516, 0, 0 games
Sep 20262594, 0, 0 games2551, 0, 0 games2516, 0, 0 games
Aug 20262594, 0, 0 games2551, 0, 0 games2516, +5, 6 games
Jul 20262594, 0, 0 games2551, +11, 12 games2511, -17, 11 games
Jun 20262594, 0, 0 games2540, +5, 9 games2528, 0, 0 games
May 20262594, +7, 9 games2535, 0, 0 games2528, 0, 0 games
Apr 20262587, 0, 0 games2535, 0, 0 games2528, 0, 0 games
Mar 20262587, 0, 0 games2535, 0, 0 games2528, -1, 0 games
Feb 20262587, 0, 0 games2535, 0, 0 games2529, 0, 0 games
Jan 20262587, 0, 0 games2535, 0, 0 games2529, 0, 0 games
Dec 20252587, 0, 0 games2535, 0, 0 games2529, 0, 0 games

Form · Blitz

oldest → latest

Unbeaten in the last 9 games (9 wins), since Jul 2. That is the longest unbeaten run of 2026.

From 155 blitz games on record, the latest on Jul 2.

Blitz games since the November list

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

Show gamesLast playedScore
2026 FCF July BlitzJul 2TPR 25519/9

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

Best wins · Blitz

From 142 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2013–2026

#OpponentRating
1, GM Vasyl Ivanchuk, Dec 2017 · World Blitz Championship 2017. Open., 2815
2, GM Ahmed Adly, Dec 2017 · World Blitz Championship 2017. Open., 2678
3, GM Ivan Cheparinov, Dec 2017 · World Blitz Championship 2017. Open., 2672

Openings · Blitz

From the moves of 43 of 155 blitz games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.e4 in 18 of 21 games.

As BlackMeets 1.d4 with 1...Nf6, and 1.e4 with 1...e5 or 1...e6.

All openings (2 as White, 2 as Black)
Openings in White gamesGamesScore
Sicilian Defense1060%
Ruy Lopez463%

7 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.

Event timeline · Blitz

18 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
2026171022432308
2025402622582368
202486½21412392
20238½26312187
2022212190—
2017211025342520
2016102472—
20151915½22412503
201384½25602603

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

Rated near Nigel D Short · Blitz

World

  1. #=323GM Lev Zverev2516.0
  2. #=323GM Juan Carlos Gonzalez Zamora2516.0
  3. #=323GM Nigel D Short2516.0
  4. #=323GM Samy Shoker2516.0
  5. #=327GM Erik Van den Doel2515.0

England

  1. #3GM Luke J McShane2588.0
  2. #4GM Nikita Vitiugov2586.0
  3. #5GM Nigel D Short2516.0
  4. #6GM Jonathan F Parker2500.0
  5. #7GM Ameet K Ghasi2482.0

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