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NZL · 60 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1993 (By May 2015)

Best performance: 1940 at Hawkes Bay Rapid A 2015(Best of 2015)

World #=34770 live, down 466#34,304 publishedNew Zealand #69

Rapid rating

1870

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

On FIDE’s list since May 2015

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Rapid

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Official rapid rating by month
ListRatingChange
Nov 202618700
Oct 202618700
Sep 202618700
Aug 202618700
Jul 202618700
Jun 202618700
May 202618700
Apr 202618700
Mar 20261870-17
Feb 202618870
Jan 202618870
Dec 202518870

Form · Rapid

oldest → latest

Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 2 games, Feb 15.

From 65 rapid games on record, the latest on Feb 15.

Rapid games since the November list

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

Last playedScore
14th Hawkes Bay Rapid A GradeFeb 15TPR 18092½/6

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

Best wins · Rapid

From 56 rated rapid games against rated opponents, 2015–2026

#OpponentRating
1, CM Helmut Marko, Feb 2020 · Hawkes Bay Rapid 2020 Open, 1907
2, CM Leighton Nicholls, Feb 2025 · 13th Hawkes Bay Rapid A Grade, 1897
3, Ross McKerras, 2 wins, Feb 2023 · Hawkes Bay Rapid A, 1890

Openings · Rapid

From the moves of 5 of 65 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).

Event timeline · Rapid

11 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
202662½18661809
202562½19461889
202461½17711578
20235217061634
20215118661626
20204120301837
201951½19961847
20176218801755
20164217681768
20155220121940

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

Rated near Christopher Smith · Rapid

World

  1. #=34770Marius Lucian Tatar1870.0
  2. #=34770Paul-Nicolae Ciciovean1870.0
  3. #=34770Christopher Smith1870.0
  4. #=34770Jaime Alberto Moreno Mora1870.0
  5. #=34770Daniel Eduardo Padilla1870.0

New Zealand

  1. #67David Junyang Zhu1881.0
  2. #68Grayson Po`e-Tofaeono1874.0
  3. #69Christopher Smith1870.0
  4. #70Brayden Ross1869.0
  5. #71CM William Forster1868.0

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