ENG · 60 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1773 (Mar 2024, includes FIDE’s rating adjustment)
Best performance: 1813 at 102nd British Chess Championships Rapidplay Open(Best of 2015)
Rapid rating
1737
FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.
On FIDE’s list since Aug 2015 · Inactive on FIDE’s list
How live ratings are calculated
Rating History · Rapid
Rapid rating unchanged at 1737 over the last 12 months; peak 1773 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 | 1827, 0, 0 games | 1737, 0, 0 games | 1789, 0, 0 games |
| Oct 2026 | 1827, 0, 0 games | 1737, 0, 0 games | 1789, 0, 0 games |
| Sep 2026 | 1827, 0, 0 games | 1737, 0, 0 games | 1789, 0, 0 games |
| Aug 2026 | 1827, 0, 0 games | 1737, 0, 0 games | 1789, 0, 0 games |
| Jul 2026 | 1827, 0, 0 games | 1737, 0, 0 games | 1789, 0, 0 games |
| Jun 2026 | 1827, 0, 0 games | 1737, 0, 0 games | 1789, 0, 0 games |
| May 2026 | 1827, 0, 0 games | 1737, 0, 0 games | 1789, 0, 0 games |
| Apr 2026 | 1827, 0, 0 games | 1737, 0, 0 games | 1789, 0, 0 games |
| Mar 2026 | 1827, 0, 0 games | 1737, 0, 0 games | 1789, 0, 0 games |
| Feb 2026 | 1827, 0, 0 games | 1737, 0, 0 games | 1789, 0, 0 games |
| Jan 2026 | 1827, 0, 0 games | 1737, 0, 0 games | 1789, +19, 8 games |
| Dec 2025 | 1827, 0, 0 games | 1737, 0, 0 games | 1770, +13, 4 games |
Form · Rapid
From 77 rapid games on record, the latest on Feb 23, 2025.
No rated rapid games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)
| Show games | Last played | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Leyland FIDE Rapidplay 2025 - Major U2200Feb 23, 2025TPR 1076 | 0/5 |
The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.
Best wins · Rapid
From 60 rated rapid games against rated opponents, 2015–2025
| # | Opponent | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1, | Tony J Slinger, Nov 2016 · British Rapidplay Championship 2016: Major | , 1913 |
| 2, | Roger Greatorex, Jul 2015 · 102nd British Chess Championships Rapidplay Open | , 1840 |
| 3, | Soumen Roy, Dec 2017 · 9th CSC London Chess Classic: Rapidplay U1825 | , 1818 |
| 4, | Robert Clegg, Sep 2017 · 2017 English Rapidplay Championship Inter | , 1799 |
| 5, | Firas Almazedi, Nov 2016 · British Rapidplay Championship 2016: Major | , 1770 |
| 6, | Dustin Bowcott, Sep 2017 · 28th Leamington Rapidplay U170 | , 1761 |
| 7, | Dipak K Shah, Sep 2017 · 2017 English Rapidplay Championship Inter | , 1736 |
| 8, | Aditya Verma, Jul 2015 · 102nd British Chess Championships Rapidplay Open | , 1720 |
| 9, | Shahab Quraishi, Sep 2017 · 28th Leamington Rapidplay U170 | , 1716 |
| 10, | Timothy Foster, Jul 2015 · 102nd British Chess Championships Rapidplay Open | , 1694 |
Openings · Rapid
From the moves of 6 of 77 rapid games on record.
As WhiteOpens 1.e4 in 3 of 3 games.
All openings
No opening played 3 times yet (3 games with this colour).
No opening played 3 times yet (3 games with this colour).
Performance rating by year
| Year | Games | Score | Avg opp | TPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 1876 | 1076 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1873 | — |
| 2023 | 11 | 4 | 1589 | 1487 |
| 2018 | 2 | ½ | 1472 | — |
| 2017 | 24 | 14 | 1632 | 1689 |
| 2016 | 7 | 2½ | 1703 | 1601 |
Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.
- Feb 2025Swissfederation sourceScore 0/5Opp avg 1876Start 1773
- Feb 2024Swissfederation sourceScore 2½/6Opp avg 1873Start 1630
- Sep 2023Swissfederation source#2 in 2023Score 1½/5Opp avg 1628Start 1652
- Jul 2023Swissfederation sourceBest of 2023Score 3½/7Opp avg 1557Start 1680
- Nov 2018Swissfederation sourceScore 2/5Opp avg 1472Start 1701
- Dec 2017Swissfederation source#2 in 2017Score 3/5Opp avg 1697Start 1690
- Sep 2017Swissfederation sourceBest of 2017Score 7½/9Opp avg 1609Start 1653
- Sep 2017Swissfederation source#3 in 2017Score 3½/6Opp avg 1757Start 1653
- Leyland FIDE Rapidplay 2025 - Major U2200 · Feb 2025 · 0/5
- Leyland FIDE Rapidplay 2024 - Major · Feb 2024 · 2½/6
- 2023 Warwickshire Rapid Championship Major · Sep 2023 · 1½/5
- 2023 British Championship: Second Rapidplay Open · Jul 2023 · 3½/7
- British Rapidplay Chess 2018 Intermediate · Nov 2018 · 2/5
- 9th CSC London Chess Classic: Rapidplay U1825 · Dec 2017 · 3/5
- 2017 English Rapidplay Championship Inter · Sep 2017 · 7½/9
- 28th Leamington Rapidplay U170 · Sep 2017 · 3½/6
- 104th British Championships Rapidplay · Aug 2017 · 4/9
- British Rapidplay Championship 2016: Major · Nov 2016 · 4/11
- 102nd British Chess Championships Rapidplay Open · Jul 2015 · 4½/11
World
- #=160578Juan Luis Garcia Hernandez1737
- #=160578Antonio 1973 Garcia Lopez1737
- #=160578Peter A Garrett1737
- #=160578Kazimagomed Gasretov1737
- #=160578Artur Manuel Carvalho Gavieiro1737
England
- #=2496Gary Sharkey1737
- #=2496Dave L Burton1737
- #=2496Peter A Garrett1737
- #=2496Marek K Turowski1737
- #=2496Ian McDonald1737
Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.