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Matthew J Turner

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SCO · 51 yrs · K=10 · Peak 2534 (Oct 2019)

Best performance: 2548 at 11th CSC London Chess Classic: Blitz Knockout Stage(Best of 2019)

World #=1496Scotland #6among all players, November list

Blitz rating

2419

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

On FIDE’s list since Jun 2014 · Inactive on FIDE’s list

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Blitz

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Blitz rating unchanged at 2419 over the last 12 months; peak 2534 in October 2019.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20262460, 0, 0 games2491, 0, 0 games2419, 0, 0 games
Oct 20262460, 0, 0 games2491, 0, 0 games2419, 0, 0 games
Sep 20262460, 0, 0 games2491, 0, 0 games2419, 0, 0 games
Aug 20262460, 0, 0 games2491, 0, 0 games2419, 0, 0 games
Jul 20262460, 0, 0 games2491, 0, 0 games2419, 0, 0 games
Jun 20262460, +4, 2 games2491, 0, 0 games2419, 0, 0 games
May 20262456, 0, 0 games2491, 0, 0 games2419, 0, 0 games
Apr 20262456, -1, 7 games2491, 0, 0 games2419, 0, 0 games
Mar 20262457, +9, 11 games2491, 0, 0 games2419, 0, 0 games
Feb 20262448, +5, 2 games2491, 0, 0 games2419, 0, 0 games
Jan 20262443, 0, 0 games2491, 0, 0 games2419, 0, 0 games
Dec 20252443, +2, 2 games2491, 0, 0 games2419, 0, 0 games

Form · Blitz

oldest → latest

From 200 blitz games on record, the latest on Jun 14, 2025.

Blitz games since the November list

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

Show gamesLast playedScore
2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Pool BJun 14, 2025TPR 24495½/12

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

Best wins · Blitz

From 175 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2014–2025

#OpponentRating
1, GM Arkadij Naiditsch, May 2014 · Scottish Blitz Championship, 2643
2, GM Evgeny Postny, Dec 2015 · Fagernes Christmas Blitz A 2015, 2589
3, GM Mark L Hebden, Aug 2015 · 2015 4NCL Individual Blitz, 2541

Openings · Blitz

From the moves of 14 of 200 blitz games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.d4 in 7 of 7 games.

As BlackMeets 1.e4 with 1...e5.

All openings (1 as White)
Openings in White gamesGamesScore
Queen's Pawn Game350%

4 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
20252313½22722337
2023118½21272338
2022105½20162052
20195541½21662359
20186618672667
2017292420122285
2015231623212470

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

Rated near Matthew J Turner · Blitz · November list, all players

World

  1. #=1496GM Novendra Priasmoro2419
  2. #=1496GM Zurab Sturua2419
  3. #=1496GM Matthew J Turner2419
  4. #=1496GM Stanislav Voitsekhovsky2419
  5. #=1513IM Dhulipalla Bala Chandra Prasad2418

Scotland

  1. #4IM Frederick Waldhausen Gordon2439
  2. #5GM John Shaw2428
  3. #6GM Matthew J Turner2419
  4. #7FM Rishi Vijayakumar2392
  5. #8IM Andrew N Greet2382

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