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ENG · 34 yrs · K=20 · Peak 2199 (Sep 2024)

Best performance: 2357 at 101 British Championships – Open Rapidplay(Best of 2014)

World #=13327England #=202among all players, November list

Rapid rating

2156

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

On FIDE’s list since Nov 2012 · Inactive on FIDE’s list

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Rapid

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Rapid rating unchanged at 2156 over the last 12 months; peak 2199 in September 2024.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20262200, -9, 2 games2156, 0, 0 games2061, 0, 0 games
Oct 20262209, 0, 0 games2156, 0, 0 games2061, 0, 0 games
Sep 20262209, -28, 8 games2156, 0, 0 games2061, 0, 0 games
Aug 20262237, 0, 0 games2156, 0, 0 games2061, 0, 0 games
Jul 20262237, 0, 0 games2156, 0, 0 games2061, 0, 0 games
Jun 20262237, +2, 13 games2156, 0, 0 games2061, 0, 0 games
May 20262235, 0, 0 games2156, 0, 0 games2061, 0, 0 games
Apr 20262235, +16, 2 games2156, 0, 0 games2061, 0, 0 games
Mar 20262219, -18, 2 games2156, 0, 0 games2061, 0, 0 games
Feb 20262237, +10, 2 games2156, 0, 0 games2061, 0, 0 games
Jan 20262227, 0, 0 games2156, 0, 0 games2061, 0, 0 games
Dec 20252227, -3, 3 games2156, 0, 0 games2061, 0, 0 games
Working toward the International Master title1 tracked norm · 9/27 gamesrating 2289 of 2400, live 2200composition opendetails ↓

Form · Rapid

oldest → latest

From 112 rapid games on record, the latest on Oct 13, 2024.

Rapid games since the November list

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

Show gamesLast playedScore
39th Birmingham Rapidplay OpenOct 13, 2024TPR 19403½/7

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

Title Progress

IM title progress

Working toward the International Master title

Tracked norms: 1 · 9 of 27 games credit

Rating: peak 2289, needs 2400

Composition: next norm must be earned with the usual foreign-opponent mix (not under a national championship or similar exemption)

2023 British ChampionshipJul 20236½/9Rp 2473

Based on events we cover plus the FIDE norm registers of all federations. Norms filed elsewhere may not show up here yet.

Best wins · Rapid

From 98 rated rapid games against rated opponents, 2012–2024

#OpponentRating
1, GM Nigel R Davies, Nov 2017 · British Rapidplay Chess 2017 Open, 2477
2, IM Marcus R Harvey, Oct 2017 · 2017 4NCL Individual Rapidplay, 2392
3, IM Alan B Merry, Mar 2018 · 24th Birmingham Rapidplay Open, 2313

Openings · Rapid

From the moves of 11 of 112 rapid games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.e4 in 5 of 5 games.

All openings

No opening played 3 times yet (5 games with this colour).

Event timeline · Rapid

16 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
2024231619652114
2023139½20332208
20197520302188
2018131020352246
20172215½20742223
201653½21012250
20156320552055

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

Rated near Steven A Jones · Rapid · November list, all players

World

  1. #=13327CM Carl Fredrik Johansson2156
  2. #=13327Robin 1977 Johansson2156
  3. #=13327Steven A Jones2156
  4. #=13327Amel Katkic2156
  5. #=13327Yega Kavciyan2156

England

  1. #=202Alex Lewis2156
  2. #=202Michael W Healey2156
  3. #=202Steven A Jones2156
  4. #=205John Molyneux2155
  5. #=205FM Terry P D Chapman2155

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