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ENG · 50 yrs · K=20 · Peak 2013 (By Dec 2017)

Best performance: 1802 at 9th CSC London Chess Classic: Blitz Group B(Best of 2017)

World #=47593England #=630among all players, November list

Blitz rating

1945

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

On FIDE’s list since Dec 2017 · Inactive on FIDE’s list

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Blitz

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Blitz rating unchanged at 1945 over the last 12 months; peak 2013 by December 2017.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20261987, 0, 0 games1867, 0, 0 games1945, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261987, 0, 0 games1867, 0, 0 games1945, 0, 0 games
Sep 20261987, 0, 0 games1867, 0, 0 games1945, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261987, 0, 0 games1867, 0, 0 games1945, 0, 0 games
Jul 20261987, 0, 0 games1867, 0, 0 games1945, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261987, 0, 0 games1867, 0, 0 games1945, 0, 0 games
May 20261987, 0, 0 games1867, 0, 0 games1945, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261987, 0, 0 games1867, 0, 0 games1945, 0, 0 games
Mar 20261987, 0, 0 games1867, 0, 0 games1945, 0, 0 games
Feb 20261987, 0, 0 games1867, 0, 0 games1945, 0, 0 games
Jan 20261987, 0, 0 games1867, -25, 7 games1945, 0, 0 games
Dec 20251987, 0, 0 games1892, 0, 0 games1945, 0, 0 games

Form · Blitz

oldest → latest

From 32 blitz games on record, the latest on Jun 14, 2025.

Blitz games since the November list

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

Show gamesLast playedScore
2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Pool CJun 14, 20251/2

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

Best wins · Blitz

From 29 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2017–2025

#OpponentRating
1, FM Naranbold Sodbilegt, Jun 2025 · 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Pool C, 1989
2, John P Foley, Dec 2017 · 9th CSC London Chess Classic: Blitz Group B, 1856
3, Daniel-Ionel Arapalea, Dec 2019 · 11th CSC London Chess Classic: Blitz Group A, 1829

Openings · Blitz

From the moves of 13 of 32 blitz games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.e4 in 7 of 7 games.

All openings

No opening played 3 times yet (7 games with this colour).

Event timeline · Blitz

4 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
2025212048—
20225217651693
201910517811781
201712419271802

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

Rated near Joel Bird · Blitz · November list, all players

World

  1. #=47593Jules Berthou1945
  2. #=47593Georg Billing1945
  3. #=47593Joel Bird1945
  4. #=47593Paola Natali Blanco Gascon1945
  5. #=47593Jurij Blatnik1945

England

  1. #=630Martin J Clancy1945
  2. #=630Steven F Coles1945
  3. #=630Joel Bird1945
  4. #=630John Fraser1945
  5. #=630Stephen Thomas1945

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