ENG · 25 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1787 (Aug 2025)
Best performance: 1940 at 3rd Stoke Gifford Rapidplay (incorporating the 2nd Bristol Chess Championship) Open(Best of 2025)
Rapid rating
1787
FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.
On FIDE’s list since Dec 2014 · Inactive on FIDE’s list
How live ratings are calculated
Rating History · Rapid
Rapid rating unchanged at 1787 over the last 12 months; peak 1787 in August 2025.
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 | 1901, -6, 6 games | 1787, 0, 0 games | 1840, 0, 0 games |
| Oct 2026 | 1907, 0, 0 games | 1787, 0, 0 games | 1840, 0, 0 games |
| Sep 2026 | 1907, +5, 5 games | 1787, 0, 0 games | 1840, -14, 9 games |
| Aug 2026 | 1902, -12, 5 games | 1787, 0, 0 games | 1854, 0, 0 games |
| Jul 2026 | 1914, +9, 5 games | 1787, 0, 0 games | 1854, 0, 0 games |
| Jun 2026 | 1905, -3, 11 games | 1787, 0, 0 games | 1854, 0, 0 games |
| May 2026 | 1908, 0, 0 games | 1787, 0, 0 games | 1854, 0, 0 games |
| Apr 2026 | 1908, -23, 6 games | 1787, 0, 0 games | 1854, 0, 0 games |
| Mar 2026 | 1931, +31, 12 games | 1787, 0, 0 games | 1854, 0, 0 games |
| Feb 2026 | 1900, -17, 2 games | 1787, 0, 0 games | 1854, 0, 0 games |
| Jan 2026 | 1917, 0, 0 games | 1787, 0, 0 games | 1854, 0, 0 games |
| Dec 2025 | 1917, +7, 6 games | 1787, 0, 0 games | 1854, 0, 0 games |
Form · Rapid
Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 2 games, Jun 27.
From 50 rapid games on record, the latest on Jun 27.
No rated rapid games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)
| Show games | Last played | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Stroud Rapid Play - Summer 2026Jun 27TPR 1786 | 3½/6 |
The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.
Best wins · Rapid
From 36 rated rapid games against rated opponents, 2014–2026
| # | Opponent | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1, | Brian J Valentine, Oct 2015 · 20th Birmingham Rapidplay: Major | , 1948 |
| 2, | Freddie Pick, Mar 2025 · 3rd Stoke Gifford Rapidplay (incorporating the 2nd Bristol Chess Championship) Open | , 1938 |
| 3, | Michael T Harris, Mar 2025 · 3rd Stoke Gifford Rapidplay (incorporating the 2nd Bristol Chess Championship) Open | , 1901 |
| 4, | Roger Greatorex, Oct 2015 · 20th Birmingham Rapidplay: Major | , 1812 |
| 5, | Shahab Quraishi, Oct 2023 · 35th Birmingham Rapidplay Major | , 1785 |
| 6, | James Cruickshank, Jun 2026 · Stroud Rapid Play - Summer 2026 | , 1748 |
| 7, | Jai Kothari, Jul 2023 · 2023 British Championship: Second Rapidplay Open | , 1706 |
| 8, | Patrick Bourne, Jul 2025 · 11th Graeme Thomson Memorial Rapid | , 1635 |
| 9, | Michael Stephens, Jun 2026 · Stroud Rapid Play - Summer 2026 | , 1628 |
| 10, | Cassian Powell, Mar 2025 · 3rd Stoke Gifford Rapidplay (incorporating the 2nd Bristol Chess Championship) Open | , 1622 |
Openings · Rapid
From the moves of 7 of 50 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 (4 games with this colour).
Performance rating by year
| Year | Games | Score | Avg opp | TPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 2½ | 1786 | 1786 |
| 2025 | 12 | 6½ | 1869 | 1898 |
| 2023 | 10 | 4 | 1628 | 1556 |
| 2014 | 4 | 2½ | 1606 | 1701 |
Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.
- Jun 2026Individualchess-results.comBest of 2026Score 3½/6Opp avg 1786Start 1787
- Jul 2025Swissfederation source#2 in 2025Score 3½/6Opp avg 1840Start 1780
- Mar 2025Swissfederation sourceBest of 2025Score 4/7Opp avg 1890Start 1744
- Oct 2023Swissfederation source#2 in 2023Score 3½/7Opp avg 1620Start 1578
- Jul 2023Swissfederation sourceBest of 2023Score 4/7Opp avg 1636Start 1581
- Oct 2015Swissfederation sourceBest of 2015Score 3/6Opp avg 1911Start 1539
- Dec 2014Swissfederation sourceBest of 2014Score 3½/5Opp avg 1606Start 1522
- Stroud Rapid Play - Summer 2026 · Jun 2026 · 3½/6
- 11th Graeme Thomson Memorial Rapid · Jul 2025 · 3½/6
- 3rd Stoke Gifford Rapidplay (incorporating the 2nd Bristol Chess Championship) Open · Mar 2025 · 4/7
- 35th Birmingham Rapidplay Major · Oct 2023 · 3½/7
- 2023 British Championship: Second Rapidplay Open · Jul 2023 · 4/7
- 20th Birmingham Rapidplay: Major · Oct 2015 · 3/6
- London Chess Classic 2014 Super Rapidplay Open · Dec 2014 · 3½/5
- 17th Birmingham Rapidplay Minor · Oct 2012 · 4½/6
World
- #=127360James Arthur1787
- #=127360Ashton Lit Fu Ho1787
- #=127360Robert Ashworth1787
- #=127360Zhivko Atanasov1787
- #=127360Kestutis Bacevicius1787
England
- #=1970Henry Brennan1787
- #=1970Steve N Moore1787
- #=1970Robert Ashworth1787
- #=1970Tim Shallice1787
- #=1970Ian W Mackay1787
Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.