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ENG · 42 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1893 (Mar 2024, includes FIDE’s rating adjustment)

Best performance: 1957 at British Blitz Championship(Best of 2012)

World #=33370 live, down 628#32,742 publishedEngland #=506Europe #=18767among active players

Blitz rating

1833

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

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Blitz

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Blitz rating 1827 to 1833 over the last 12 months; peak 1893 in March 2024.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20261888, +2, 7 games1938, 0, 0 games1833, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261886, 0, 0 games1938, 0, 0 games1833, -3, 6 games
Sep 20261886, +5, 12 games1938, 0, 0 games1836, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261881, 0, 0 games1938, 0, 0 games1836, 0, 0 games
Jul 20261881, 0, 0 games1938, 0, 0 games1836, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261881, 0, 1 game1938, 0, 0 games1836, 0, 0 games
May 20261881, 0, 0 games1938, 0, 0 games1836, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261881, -8, 2 games1938, 0, 0 games1836, 0, 0 games
Mar 20261889, -8, 5 games1938, 0, 0 games1836, +9, 4 games
Feb 20261897, -1, 0 games1938, 0, 0 games1827, 0, 0 games
Jan 20261898, 0, 0 games1938, 0, 0 games1827, 0, 0 games
Dec 20251898, 0, 0 games1938, 0, 0 games1827, 0, 0 games

Form · Blitz

oldest → latest

Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 3 games, Sep 25.

From 86 blitz games on record, the latest on Sep 25.

Blitz games since the November list

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

Show gamesLast playedScore
Atherton Chess Club Sept BlitzSep 25TPR 18116/9

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

Best wins · Blitz

From 51 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2012–2026

#OpponentRating
1, Steven J Burke, Mar 2012 · British Blitz Championship, 2046
2, Kanan Farzaliyev, Dec 2013 · 5th London Chess Classic 2013: Blitz Sat 7 Dec, 1959
3, Tim Hilton, Sep 2026 · Atherton Chess Club Sept Blitz, 1949

* No blitz rating yet, so FIDE rates the game at the player's classical rating.

Openings · Blitz

From the moves of 6 of 86 blitz 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).

Event timeline · Blitz

9 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
202610617751847
20248217681575
20155416981938
201261½21501957

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

Rated near Damian McCarthy · Blitz

World

  1. #=33370Kacper Grech1833.0
  2. #=33370WFM Georgia Grapsa1833.0
  3. #=33370Damian McCarthy1833.0
  4. #=33370Theodoros Papadopoulos1833.0
  5. #=33370Leandro De Souza Lutz1833.0

England

  1. #=504Ben Matthews1834.0
  2. #=504Adam Sixsmith1834.0
  3. #=506Damian McCarthy1833.0
  4. #=506Charukgan Muhunthan1833.0
  5. #=508Jake Martin1832.0

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