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NZL · 14 yrs · K=40 · Peak 1796 (Aug 2026)

Best performance: 1865 at 2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Blitz Open(Best of 2026)

World #=39103 live, down 741#38,362 publishedNew Zealand #=49Asia #=8990#9 U14 in New Zealandamong active players

Blitz rating

1796

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

On FIDE’s list since Jun 2022

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Blitz

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Blitz rating 1667 to 1796 over the last 12 months; peak 1796 in August 2026.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20261720, +26, 3 games1605, 0, 0 games1796, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261694, -37, 5 games1605, -2, 0 games1796, 0, 0 games
Sep 20261731, -38, 10 games1607, 0, 0 games1796, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261769, +33, 18 games1607, 0, 0 games1796, +67, 12 games
Jul 20261736, -52, 9 games1607, 0, 0 games1729, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261788, +26, 4 games1607, 0, 0 games1729, 0, 0 games
May 20261762, +36, 17 games1607, -6, 8 games1729, +62, 23 games
Apr 20261726, +116, 10 games1613, 0, 0 games1667, 0, 0 games
Mar 20261610, -9, 1 game1613, -2, 0 games1667, -4, 0 games
Feb 20261619, -1, 0 games1615, +3, 0 games1671, +4, 0 games
Jan 20261620, +30, 2 games1612, -1, 0 games1667, 0, 0 games
Dec 20251590, -56, 3 games1613, 0, 0 games1667, 0, 0 games

Form · Blitz

oldest → latest

Unbeaten in the last 2 games (2 wins), since Jul 2. Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 4 games, Jul 2.

From 63 blitz games on record, the latest on Jul 2.

Blitz games since the November list

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

Show gamesLast playedScore
2026 MCC Winter BlitzJul 2TPR 18587½/13

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

Best wins · Blitz

From 59 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2022–2026

#OpponentRating
1, CM James Hartley, Jul 2026 · 2026 MCC Winter Blitz, 1903
2, WFM Alana Chibnall, Sep 2025 · 2025 MCC Grand Final Eve Blitz, 1856
3, Lucas Parker, Apr 2026 · 2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Blitz Open, 1839

* No blitz rating yet, so FIDE rates the game at the player's classical rating.

Event timeline · Blitz

7 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
2026352017311781
2025191116941751
20225113751135

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

Rated near Ethan Tai · Blitz

World

  1. #=39103Reza Ghasemi1796.0
  2. #=39103Antonio Krstev1796.0
  3. #=39103Ethan Tai1796.0
  4. #=39103Diego Alexander Parra Varon1796.0
  5. #=39103Luis Carlos Gongora Gamboa1796.0

New Zealand

  1. #48Junqing Jerome Tao1802.0
  2. #=49Antonio Krstev1796.0
  3. #=49Ethan Tai1796.0
  4. #51Edgar Benitez1786.0
  5. #52Brendan Reedy1785.0

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