IRL · 58 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1908 (Mar 2024, includes FIDE’s rating adjustment)
Best performance: 1545 at Hastings Blitz C(Best of 2012)
Blitz rating
1908
FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.
On FIDE’s list since Jul 2012 or earlier · Inactive on FIDE’s list
How live ratings are calculated
Rating History · Blitz
Blitz rating unchanged at 1908 over the last 12 months; peak 1908 in March 2024.
Official rating by month
Each month: the rating, its change from the list before, and the rated games FIDE counted.
| List | Classical | Rapid | Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | 1938, 0, 0 games | 1919, 0, 0 games | 1908, 0, 0 games |
| Oct 2026 | 1938, 0, 0 games | 1919, 0, 0 games | 1908, 0, 0 games |
| Sep 2026 | 1938, 0, 0 games | 1919, 0, 0 games | 1908, 0, 0 games |
| Aug 2026 | 1938, 0, 0 games | 1919, 0, 0 games | 1908, 0, 0 games |
| Jul 2026 | 1938, 0, 0 games | 1919, 0, 0 games | 1908, 0, 0 games |
| Jun 2026 | 1938, 0, 0 games | 1919, 0, 0 games | 1908, 0, 0 games |
| May 2026 | 1938, 0, 0 games | 1919, 0, 0 games | 1908, 0, 0 games |
| Apr 2026 | 1938, 0, 0 games | 1919, 0, 0 games | 1908, 0, 0 games |
| Mar 2026 | 1938, 0, 0 games | 1919, 0, 0 games | 1908, 0, 0 games |
| Feb 2026 | 1938, 0, 0 games | 1919, 0, 0 games | 1908, 0, 0 games |
| Jan 2026 | 1938, 0, 0 games | 1919, 0, 0 games | 1908, 0, 0 games |
| Dec 2025 | 1938, 0, 0 games | 1919, 0, 0 games | 1908, 0, 0 games |
Form · Blitz
From 14 blitz games on record, the latest on Sep 28, 2014.
No rated blitz games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)
| Show games | Last played | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Irish Blitz Chess Championship 2014Sep 28, 2014 | 3½/7 |
The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.
Best wins · Blitz
From 7 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2012–2014
| # | Opponent | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1, | Bernard Palmer, Sep 2014 · Irish Blitz Chess Championship 2014 | , 2020 |
| 2, | Douglas M Forbes, Jan 2012 · Hastings Blitz C | , 1640 |
| # | Opponent | Overall | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1, | David Murray, Highest-rated meeting: Sep 2014 · Irish Blitz Chess Championship 2014 | , ½/1 | , 2143 |
| 2, | Bernard Palmer, Highest-rated meeting: Sep 2014 · Irish Blitz Chess Championship 2014 | , 1/1 | , 2020 |
| 3, | Malcolm J Armstrong, Highest-rated meeting: Jan 2012 · Hastings Blitz C | , 0/1 | , 2016 |
| 4, | Anthony Bourached, Highest-rated meeting: Jan 2012 · Hastings Blitz C | , 0/1 | , 1895 |
| 5, | John Sargent, Highest-rated meeting: Jan 2012 · Hastings Blitz C | , 0/1 | , 1759 |
| 6, | Douglas M Forbes, Highest-rated meeting: Jan 2012 · Hastings Blitz C | , 1/1 | , 1640 |
| 7, | Chakraborty Niloy, Highest-rated meeting: Jan 2012 · Hastings Blitz C | , 0/1 | , 1613 |
Performance rating by year
| Year | Games | Score | Avg opp | TPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5 | 1 | 1785 | 1545 |
Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.
- Sep 2014Swissfederation sourceScore 3½/7Opp avg 2082Start 1838
- Jan 2012Round robinfederation sourceBest of 2012Score 3½/8Opp avg 1785Start 1880
- Irish Blitz Chess Championship 2014 · Sep 2014 · 3½/7
- Hastings Blitz C · Jan 2012 · 3½/8
World
- #=59722Francisco Nunez Basante1908
- #=59722Valentin Nurkhabinov1908
- #=59722Gary P. O Grady1908
- #=59722Konstantin Ocabera1908
- #=59722Viktor Okhrimets1908
Ireland
- #=144Beckett Spence1908
- #=144John Bradley1908
- #=144Gary P. O Grady1908
- #148Chima Mgbemena1907
- #=149Bernd Thee1906
Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.