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ENG · 55 yrs · K=10 · Peak 2796 (Jan 2019)

Best performance: 2906 at FIDE World Cup 2015. Blitz TB(Best of 2015)

World #26 live#26 publishedEngland #1Europe #6among active players

Blitz rating

2695

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

On FIDE’s list since Jul 2013

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Blitz

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Blitz rating 2690 to 2695 over the last 12 months; peak 2796 in January 2019.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20262597, 0, 0 games2607, -7, 8 games2695, 0, 0 games
Oct 20262597, -1, 8 games2614, 0, 0 games2695, 0, 0 games
Sep 20262598, +3, 9 games2614, 0, 0 games2695, 0, 0 games
Aug 20262595, -27, 9 games2614, 0, 0 games2695, 0, 0 games
Jul 20262622, 0, 0 games2614, 0, 0 games2695, 0, 0 games
Jun 20262622, -7, 11 games2614, 0, 0 games2695, 0, 0 games
May 20262629, 0, 0 games2614, 0, 0 games2695, 0, 0 games
Apr 20262629, 0, 0 games2614, -24, 8 games2695, 0, 0 games
Mar 20262629, 0, 0 games2638, 0, 0 games2695, 0, 0 games
Feb 20262629, -6, 9 games2638, 0, 0 games2695, 0, 0 games
Jan 20262635, +5, 9 games2638, +9, 9 games2695, 0, 0 games
Dec 20252630, -5, 6 games2629, -1, 4 games2695, +5, 4 games

Form · Blitz

oldest → latest

Unbeaten in the last 6 games (3 wins, 3 draws), since Jul 21, 2025.

From 138 blitz games on record, the latest on Nov 6, 2025.

Blitz games since the November list

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

Last playedScore
FIDE World Cup 2025 Blitz TBNov 3, 2025 – Nov 16, 2025TPR 27933/4

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

Best wins · Blitz

From 134 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2013–2025

#OpponentRating
1, GM Alireza Firouzja, Dec 2024 · 2024 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Super Blitz Final, 2871
2, GM Anish Giri, 2 wins, Dec 2014 · London Chess Classic 2014 Elite Player Blitz, 2757
3, GM Vladimir Kramnik, 2 wins, Dec 2014 · London Chess Classic 2014 Elite Player Blitz, 2731

Openings · Blitz

From the moves of 42 of 138 blitz games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.e4 in 21 of 22 games.

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

All openings (3 as White, 3 as Black)
Openings in White gamesGamesScore
Sicilian Defense757%
French Defense683%
Ruy Lopez367%

6 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
20252012½25322627
202414925292631
202341½26692582
2022221623392514
2020141125772807
2019261624162503
201810826622902
20154327132906
201410627802852

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 Adams · Blitz

World

  1. #24GM Vladislav Artemiev2703.2
  2. #25GM Alexander Grischuk2698.9
  3. #26GM Michael Adams2695.0
  4. #27GM Martyn Kravtsiv2694.0
  5. #=28GM Haik M. Martirosyan2686.0

England

  1. #1GM Michael Adams2695.0
  2. #2GM Gawain C B Maroroa Jones2599.7
  3. #3GM Luke J McShane2588.0
  4. #4GM Nikita Vitiugov2586.0
  5. #5GM Nigel D Short2516.0

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