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NZL · 41 yrs · K=40 · Peak 1603 (Mar 2024, includes FIDE’s rating adjustment)

Best performance: 1606 at 2026 New Zealand Rapid Chess Championships(Best of 2026)

World #=116131 live, down 1971#114,160 publishedNew Zealand #291Asia #=33922among active players

Rapid rating

1594

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

On FIDE’s list since Oct 2023

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Rapid

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Rapid rating 1595 to 1594 over the last 12 months; peak 1603 in March 2024.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20261558, 0, 0 games1594, 0, 0 games1596, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261558, 0, 0 games1594, 0, 0 games1596, 0, 0 games
Sep 20261558, 0, 0 games1594, 0, 0 games1596, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261558, 0, 0 games1594, 0, 0 games1596, 0, 0 games
Jul 20261558, 0, 0 games1594, 0, 0 games1596, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261558, 0, 0 games1594, 0, 0 games1596, 0, 0 games
May 20261558, 0, 0 games1594, 0, 0 games1596, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261558, -1, 0 games1594, 0, 0 games1596, 0, 0 games
Mar 20261559, 0, 0 games1594, 0, 0 games1596, 0, 0 games
Feb 20261559, -22, 8 games1594, -1, 8 games1596, 4 games
Jan 20261581, 0, 0 games1595, 0, 0 gamesunrated
Dec 20251581, +1, 0 games1595, 0, 0 gamesunrated

Form · Rapid

oldest → latest

Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 2 games, Jan 12.

From 27 rapid games on record, the latest on Jan 12.

Rapid games since the November list

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

Last playedScore
2026 New Zealand Rapid Chess ChampionshipsJan 11 – Jan 12TPR 16064½/9

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

Best wins · Rapid

From 18 rated rapid games against rated opponents, 2022–2026

#OpponentRating
1, Anthony Booth, Jan 2026 · 2026 New Zealand Rapid Chess Championships, 1568
2, Gary McLean, Jan 2026 · 2026 New Zealand Rapid Chess Championships, 1534
3, Sean Balbalin, Jan 2026 · 2026 New Zealand Rapid Chess Championships, 1428*

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

Event timeline · Rapid

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
202683½16491606
2025201966—
20234116481455
20224114271234

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

Rated near Daniel Bell · Rapid

World

  1. #=116131Ioannis Fitsios1594.0
  2. #=116131Aarush Sagar Shinde1594.0
  3. #=116131Daniel Bell1594.0
  4. #=116131Ansar Bakyt1594.0
  5. #=116131Arnur Sarbassov1594.0

New Zealand

  1. #=287Vsevolod Kharlamenko1596.0
  2. #290Sundeia Lomberg1595.0
  3. #291Daniel Bell1594.0
  4. #292Maksim Korolev1593.0
  5. #=293Rodger Martin Neal1592.0

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