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ENG · 29 yrs · K=20 · Peak 2322 (Jan 2020)

Best performance: 2471 at 2018 UK Open Blitz - Manchester Qualifier(Best of 2018)

World #=4439 live, down 35#4,404 publishedEngland #=65Europe #=2649among active players

Blitz rating

2202

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

On FIDE’s list since Aug 2014

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Blitz

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Blitz rating 2253 to 2202 over the last 12 months; peak 2322 in January 2020.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20262355, 0, 0 games2252, 0, 0 games2202, 0, 0 games
Oct 20262355, 0, 0 games2252, 0, 0 games2202, 0, 0 games
Sep 20262355, 0, 0 games2252, 0, 0 games2202, 0, 0 games
Aug 20262355, -27, 14 games2252, 0, 0 games2202, -39, 11 games
Jul 20262382, 0, 0 games2252, 0, 0 games2241, 0, 0 games
Jun 20262382, 0, 0 games2252, 0, 0 games2241, 0, 0 games
May 20262382, 0, 0 games2252, 0, 0 games2241, 0, 0 games
Apr 20262382, 0, 0 games2252, 0, 0 games2241, 0, 0 games
Mar 20262382, 0, 0 games2252, 0, 0 games2241, 0, 0 games
Feb 20262382, 0, 0 games2252, 0, 0 games2241, 0, 0 games
Jan 20262382, 0, 0 games2252, -36, 10 games2241, +10, 9 games
Dec 20252382, -6, 2 games2288, 0, 0 games2231, -22, 8 games

Form · Blitz

oldest → latest

Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 4 games, Jul 20.

From 155 blitz games on record, the latest on Jul 20.

Blitz games since the November list

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

Last playedScore
Serbia Open 2026 - Qualifying blitz 6Jul 20TPR 20826/11

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

Best wins · Blitz

From 133 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2014–2026

#OpponentRating
1, GM John D M Nunn, Dec 2019 · 11th CSC London Chess Classic: Blitz Group D, 2538
2, GM Stephen J Gordon, Dec 2019 · 11th CSC London Chess Classic: Blitz Group D, 2481
3, FM David L Haydon, Dec 2018 · 2018 UK Open Blitz - Final, 2412

Openings · Blitz

From the moves of 42 of 155 blitz games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.e4 in 15 of 22 games, 1.Nf3 in 4.

As BlackMeets 1.e4 with 1...e6, and 1.d4 with 1...Nf6.

All openings (4 as White, 1 as Black)
Openings in White gamesGamesScore
Ponziani Opening580%
Sicilian Defense540%
French Defense463%
Zukertort Opening425%

4 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.

Event timeline · Blitz

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
202611620462082
2025301920572152
20242311½22732273
20192417½21302305
20174219751975

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

Rated near Joseph McPhillips · Blitz

World

  1. #=4439Jan Zima2202.0
  2. #=4439Alex Posazhennikov2202.0
  3. #=4439IM Joseph McPhillips2202.0
  4. #=4439FM Jhon David Castaneda2202.0
  5. #=4439Robin Stuermer2202.0

England

  1. #64Jonathan M Fish2204.0
  2. #=65Alex Posazhennikov2202.0
  3. #=65IM Joseph McPhillips2202.0
  4. #67Donny Muter2196.0
  5. #68David Paul Mooney2194.2

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