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ENG · 55 yrs · K=10 · Peak 2764 (Jan 2014)

Best performance: 2796 at 5th London Chess Classic 2013: Super16(Best of 2013)

World #=95 live#95 publishedEngland #3Europe #=47among active players

Rapid rating

2607

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

On FIDE’s list since Sep 2013

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Rapid

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Rapid rating 2630 to 2607 over the last 12 months; peak 2764 in January 2014.

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 · Rapid

oldest → latest

Unbeaten in the last 8 games (5 wins, 3 draws), since Oct 24. Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 10 games, Mar 14 – Mar 15.

From 143 rapid games on record, the latest on Oct 25.

Rapid games since the November list

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

Show gamesLast playedScore
2026 English Rapidplay ChampionshipOct 24 – Oct 25TPR 24168½/11

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

Best wins · Rapid

From 136 rated rapid games against rated opponents, 2013–2026

#OpponentRating
1, GM Peter Svidler, Dec 2013 · 5th London Chess Classic 2013: Super16, 2789
2, GM Andrei Istratescu, 2 wins, Dec 2013 · 5th London Chess Classic 2013: Super16, 2709
3, GM Luke J McShane, 2 wins, Dec 2019 · 2019 British Knockout Championship Rapid Games, 2698

Openings · Rapid

From the moves of 59 of 143 rapid games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.e4 in 27 of 29 games.

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

All openings (4 as White, 4 as Black)
Openings in White gamesGamesScore
Ruy Lopez1070%
Sicilian Defense683%
Caro-Kann Defense475%
French Defense3100%

6 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.

Event timeline · Rapid

23 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
2026221621922367
20252718½24862627
20249425042461
2022118½23272538
2021149½23572490
20207426052655
201912725632620
20186226702545
201721½2512—
20158427002700
2014107½23732566

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 · Rapid

World

  1. #=95GM Veselin Topalov2607.0
  2. #=95GM Emilio Cordova2607.0
  3. #=95GM Michael Adams2607.0
  4. #=99GM Pavel Eljanov2605.0
  5. #=99GM Markus Ragger2605.0

England

  1. #1GM Nikita Vitiugov2616.0
  2. #2GM Luke J McShane2610.0
  3. #3GM Michael Adams2607.0
  4. #4GM Gawain C B Maroroa Jones2602.0
  5. #5GM Nigel D Short2551.0

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