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USA · 63 yrs · K=20 · Peak 2117 (Jul 2006)

Best performance: 2242 at Lipetsk chmp(Best of 2013)

World #=71599 live, down 1167#70,432 publishedUnited States #=2042Americas #=8154among active players

Classical rating

1821

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

On FIDE’s list since Jul 2001

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Classical

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Classical rating 1862 to 1821 over the last 12 months; peak 2117 in July 2006.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20261821, 0, 0 games1942, 0, 0 games1926, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261821, -41, 5 games1942, 0, 0 games1926, 0, 0 games
Sep 20261862, 0, 0 games1942, 0, 0 games1926, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261862, 0, 0 games1942, 0, 0 games1926, 0, 0 games
Jul 20261862, 0, 0 games1942, 0, 0 games1926, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261862, 0, 0 games1942, 0, 0 games1926, 0, 0 games
May 20261862, 0, 0 games1942, 0, 0 games1926, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261862, 0, 0 games1942, 0, 0 games1926, 0, 0 games
Mar 20261862, 0, 0 games1942, 0, 0 games1926, 0, 0 games
Feb 20261862, 0, 0 games1942, 0, 0 games1926, 0, 0 games
Jan 20261862, 0, 0 games1942, 0, 0 games1926, 0, 0 games
Dec 20251862, 0, 0 games1942, 0, 0 games1926, 0, 0 games

Form · Classical

oldest → latest

Unbeaten in the last 2 games (2 wins), since Sep 7. That is the longest unbeaten run of 2026.

From 290 classical games on record, the latest on Sep 7.

Classical games since the November list

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

Show gamesLast playedScore
85th New England Open — ChampionshipSep 5 – Sep 7TPR 15342/6

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

Best wins · Classical

From 253 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2006–2026

#OpponentRating
1, FM Igor Barbashin, 2 wins, Aug 2007 · 12. Lipetsk Chess Rtg, 2300
2, FM Antoine Briet, Jul 2015 · 6ème Open d'Ete de Strasbourg - Tournoi A, 2203
3, Anton Torshin, 4 wins, Mar 2013 · Friends cup 3-3, 2200

Openings · Classical

From the moves of 101 of 290 classical games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.d4 in 47 of 50 games, 1.e4 in 3.

As BlackMeets 1.e4 with 1...d6, and 1.d4 with 1...g6.

All openings (7 as White, 2 as Black)
Openings in White gamesGamesScore
King's Indian Defense1070%
Catalan Opening956%
Dutch Defense540%
Benoni Defense425%
Grünfeld Defense438%

12 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.

Event timeline · Classical

39 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
20265117741534
202551½18781729
202463½17061763
202212417921667
201995½18061886
201893½18041724
201673½17171717
201514819802030
2013271719001995
20122212½19451995
201193½19601880
2010146½19671938
200813818681955

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

Rated near Sergey Malinin · Classical

World

  1. #=71599Frithjof Speetjens1821.0
  2. #=71599Benjamin Josso1821.0
  3. #=71599Sergey Malinin1821.0
  4. #=71599Iakovos Kadianis1821.0
  5. #=71599Vasilios Kontogiannis1821.0

United States

  1. #=2042Jose R Melendez1821.0
  2. #=2042Ivan Tseng1821.0
  3. #=2042Sergey Malinin1821.0
  4. #2050Shawn Li1820.2
  5. #=2051Ilya Blokhin1820.0

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