NZL · 46 yrs · K=20 · Peak 2257 (Feb 2015)
Best performance: 2259 at New Zealand Lightning Championship 2015(Best of 2015)
Blitz rating
2126
FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.
On FIDE’s list since Jan 2015 · Inactive on FIDE’s list
How live ratings are calculated
Rating History · Blitz
Blitz rating unchanged at 2126 over the last 12 months; peak 2257 in February 2015.
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 | 2182, -8, 7 games | 2196, 0, 0 games | 2126, 0, 0 games |
| Oct 2026 | 2190, 0, 0 games | 2196, 0, 0 games | 2126, 0, 0 games |
| Sep 2026 | 2190, 0, 0 games | 2196, 0, 0 games | 2126, 0, 0 games |
| Aug 2026 | 2190, 0, 0 games | 2196, 0, 0 games | 2126, 0, 0 games |
| Jul 2026 | 2190, +10, 3 games | 2196, 0, 0 games | 2126, 0, 0 games |
| Jun 2026 | 2180, +12, 4 games | 2196, 0, 0 games | 2126, 0, 0 games |
| May 2026 | 2168, +7, 5 games | 2196, 0, 0 games | 2126, 0, 0 games |
| Apr 2026 | 2161, 0, 0 games | 2196, 0, 0 games | 2126, 0, 0 games |
| Mar 2026 | 2161, 0, 0 games | 2196, 0, 0 games | 2126, 0, 0 games |
| Feb 2026 | 2161, 0, 0 games | 2196, 0, 0 games | 2126, 0, 0 games |
| Jan 2026 | 2161, +9, 7 games | 2196, +19, 4 games | 2126, 0, 0 games |
| Dec 2025 | 2152, 0, 0 games | 2177, 0, 0 games | 2126, 0, 0 games |
Form · Blitz
From 36 blitz games on record, the latest on Jan 11, 2024.
No rated blitz games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)
| Show games | Last played | Score |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand Lightning Championship 2024Jan 11, 2024TPR 1822 | 6/9 |
The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.
IM title progress
Working toward the International Master titleTracked norms: 2 · 18 of 27 games credit
Rating: peak 2334, needs 2400
No outstanding composition requirement
Based on events we cover plus the FIDE norm registers of all federations. Norms filed elsewhere may not show up here yet.
Best wins · Blitz
From 30 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2015–2024
| # | Opponent | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1, | IM Russell John Dive, Jan 2015 · New Zealand Lightning Championship 2015 | , 2315 |
| 2, | FM Ewen M Green, Jan 2015 · New Zealand Lightning Championship 2015 | , 2252 |
| 3, | FM Michael V R Steadman, Jan 2024 · New Zealand Lightning Championship 2024 | , 2116 |
| 4, | CM Edward Rains, Jan 2022 · NZL Lightning Championship 2022 | , 1947 |
| 5, | CM Jack James, Jan 2015 · New Zealand Lightning Championship 2015 | , 1908 |
| 6, | Matthew Ashton, Jan 2024 · New Zealand Lightning Championship 2024 | , 1729* |
| 7, | CM Oscar Shu Xuan Qin, Jan 2024 · New Zealand Lightning Championship 2024 | , 1695 |
| 8, | Euan McDougall, Jan 2022 · NZL Lightning Championship 2022 | , 1686 |
| 9, | Aaron Ziwen Wang, Jan 2022 · NZL Lightning Championship 2022 | , 1628 |
| 10, | Nathan Hall, Jan 2023 · 2023 New Zealand Blitz | , 1624 |
* No blitz rating yet, so FIDE rates the game at the player's classical rating.
Performance rating by year
| Year | Games | Score | Avg opp | TPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | 6 | 1697 | 1822 |
| 2015 | 7 | 4 | 2209 | 2259 |
Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.
- Jan 2024Swissfederation sourceBest of 2024Score 6/9Opp avg 1697Start 2162
- Jan 2023Swissfederation sourceBest of 2023Score 6/9Opp avg 1601Start 2206
- Jan 2022Swissfederation sourceBest of 2022Score 6/9Opp avg 1706Start 2257
- Jan 2015Swissfederation sourceBest of 2015Score 6/9Opp avg 2209Start 2254
- New Zealand Lightning Championship 2024 · Jan 2024 · 6/9
- 2023 New Zealand Blitz · Jan 2023 · 6/9
- NZL Lightning Championship 2022 · Jan 2022 · 6/9
- New Zealand Lightning Championship 2015 · Jan 2015 · 6/9
World
- #=15420IM Jorge Mario Clavijo2126
- #=15420Mihnea-Cristian Constantinescu2126
- #=15420FM Nicolas Croad2126
- #=15420Miguel Angel Cruz Gomez2126
- #=15420George Diaz Quesada2126
New Zealand
- #15CM Michael Roy Freeman2133
- #16FM Daniel Hanwen Gong2127
- #17FM Nicolas Croad2126
- #18Kirill Polishchuk2122
- #19Ralph Hart2121
Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.