NZL · 26 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1882 (Mar 2024, includes FIDE’s rating adjustment)
Best performance: 1785 at New Zealand Lightning 2025(Best of 2025)
Blitz rating
1856
FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.
On FIDE’s list since Feb 2022 · Inactive on FIDE’s list
How live ratings are calculated
Rating History · Blitz
Blitz rating unchanged at 1856 over the last 12 months; peak 1882 in March 2024.
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 | 1933, 0, 0 games | 1862, 0, 0 games | 1856, 0, 0 games |
| Oct 2026 | 1933, 0, 0 games | 1862, 0, 0 games | 1856, 0, 0 games |
| Sep 2026 | 1933, 0, 0 games | 1862, 0, 0 games | 1856, 0, 0 games |
| Aug 2026 | 1933, +15, 6 games | 1862, 0, 0 games | 1856, 0, 0 games |
| Jul 2026 | 1918, -14, 6 games | 1862, 0, 0 games | 1856, 0, 0 games |
| Jun 2026 | 1932, 0, 0 games | 1862, 0, 0 games | 1856, 0, 0 games |
| May 2026 | 1932, 0, 0 games | 1862, 0, 0 games | 1856, 0, 0 games |
| Apr 2026 | 1932, 0, 0 games | 1862, 0, 0 games | 1856, 0, 0 games |
| Mar 2026 | 1932, 0, 0 games | 1862, +1, 0 games | 1856, +1, 0 games |
| Feb 2026 | 1932, 0, 0 games | 1861, 0, 0 games | 1855, -1, 0 games |
| Jan 2026 | 1932, 0, 0 games | 1861, -35, 11 games | 1856, 0, 0 games |
| Dec 2025 | 1932, 0, 0 games | 1896, 0, 0 games | 1856, 0, 0 games |
Form · Blitz
From 36 blitz games on record, the latest on Jan 11, 2025.
No rated blitz games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)
| Last played | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand Lightning 2025Jan 11, 2025TPR 1785 | 5/9 |
The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.
Best wins · Blitz
From 32 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2022–2025
| # | Opponent | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1, | Antony L Carpinter, 2 wins, Jan 2022 · NZL Lightning Championship 2022 | , 2198 |
| 2, | Matthew David McNabb, Jan 2022 · NZL Lightning Championship 2022 | , 2089 |
| 3, | Christopher L Riding, Jan 2025 · New Zealand Lightning 2025 | , 1841* |
| 4, | Dion A Wilson, Jan 2025 · New Zealand Lightning 2025 | , 1703 |
| 5, | Patrick Di Jiang, Jan 2025 · New Zealand Lightning 2025 | , 1586 |
| 6, | Cory Broad, Jan 2025 · New Zealand Lightning 2025 | , 1570 |
| 7, | Ryan Hwang, Jan 2024 · New Zealand Lightning Championship 2024 | , 1559 |
| 7, | Robert List, 2 wins, Jan 2023 · 2023 New Zealand Blitz | , 1559 |
| 9, | WFM Emily Cathay Gan, Jan 2023 · 2023 New Zealand Blitz | , 1510 |
| 10, | Taoran Ethan Sun, Jan 2025 · New Zealand Lightning 2025 | , 1489 |
| # | Opponent | Overall | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1, | GM Gabor Nagy, Highest-rated meeting: Jan 2025 · New Zealand Lightning 2025 | , 0/1 | , 2484 |
| 2, | FM Daniel Hanwen Gong, Highest-rated meeting: Jan 2024 · New Zealand Lightning Championship 2024 | , 0/1 | , 2227 |
| 3, | Antony L Carpinter, Highest-rated meeting: Jan 2022 · NZL Lightning Championship 2022 | , 2/2 | , 2198 |
| 4, | Matthew David McNabb, Highest-rated meeting: Jan 2022 · NZL Lightning Championship 2022 | , 1/1 | , 2089 |
| 5, | CM Edward Rains, Highest-rated meeting: Jan 2022 · NZL Lightning Championship 2022 | , 0/1 | , 1947 |
| 6, | FM Kendrick Botong Zhang, Highest-rated meeting: Jan 2023 · 2023 New Zealand Blitz | , 0/1 | , 1853 |
| 7, | Christopher L Riding, Highest-rated meeting: Jan 2025 · New Zealand Lightning 2025 | , 1/1 | , 1841* |
| 8, | Philli Park-Tamati, Highest-rated meeting: Jan 2023 · 2023 New Zealand Blitz | , ½/1 | , 1771 |
| 9, | Timothy Huy Minh Ha, Highest-rated meeting: Jan 2025 · New Zealand Lightning 2025 | , ½/2 | , 1711 |
| 10, | Dion A Wilson, Highest-rated meeting: Jan 2025 · New Zealand Lightning 2025 | , 1/1 | , 1703 |
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 5 | 1742 | 1785 |
| 2024 | 8 | 5 | 1610 | 1705 |
Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.
- Jan 2025Swissfederation sourceBest of 2025Score 5/9Opp avg 1742Start 1882
- Jan 2024Swissfederation sourceBest of 2024Score 6/9Opp avg 1610Start 1821
- Jan 2023Swissfederation sourceBest of 2023Score 5½/9Opp avg 1651Start 1823
- Jan 2022Swissfederation sourceBest of 2022Score 5½/9Opp avg 1715
- New Zealand Lightning 2025 · Jan 2025 · 5/9
- New Zealand Lightning Championship 2024 · Jan 2024 · 6/9
- 2023 New Zealand Blitz · Jan 2023 · 5½/9
- NZL Lightning Championship 2022 · Jan 2022 · 5½/9
World
- #=79464Steve Smith1856
- #=79464Bartosz Smukowski1856
- #=79464Michael D Sole1856
- #=79464Amar Soltani1856
- #=79464Boris Sosin1856
New Zealand
- #=124Jordan Lewis1860
- #126Philli Park-Tamati1857
- #127Michael D Sole1856
- #128Kenyon Shankie1854
- #=129Mark J. Le Brocq1853
Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.