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NZL · 75 yrs · K=40 · Peak 1537 (Feb 2026)

Best performance: 1564 at 2026 New Zealand Rapid Chess Championships(Best of 2026)

World #=141965 live, down 2451#139,514 publishedNew Zealand #=361Asia #=44497among active players

Rapid rating

1537

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 1534 to 1537 over the last 12 months; peak 1537 in February 2026.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalRapid
Nov 20261580, 0, 0 games1537, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261580, 0, 0 games1537, 0, 0 games
Sep 20261580, 0, 0 games1537, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261580, 0, 0 games1537, 0, 0 games
Jul 20261580, 0, 0 games1537, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261580, 0, 0 games1537, 0, 0 games
May 20261580, 0, 0 games1537, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261580, 0, 0 games1537, 0, 0 games
Mar 20261580, -1, 0 games1537, 0, 0 games
Feb 20261581, +39, 9 games1537, +3, 7 games
Jan 20261542, 0, 0 games1534, 0, 0 games
Dec 20251542, 0, 0 games1534, 0, 0 games

Form · Rapid

oldest → latest

Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 2 games, Jan 11.

From 21 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 15643½/9

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

Best wins · Rapid

From 10 rated rapid games against rated opponents, 2022–2026

#OpponentRating
1, Martin Zhou, Jan 2026 · 2026 New Zealand Rapid Chess Championships, 1718
2, Lillian Dare, Jan 2026 · 2026 New Zealand Rapid Chess Championships, 1461

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

Event timeline · Rapid

3 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
202672½16661564
2023201726—
2022101577—

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

Rated near Gary McLean · Rapid

World

  1. #=141965Aswin S1537.0
  2. #=141965Marcus Daiyan Yu1537.0
  3. #=141965Gary McLean1537.0
  4. #=141965Jorge Eliecer Forero Aponte1537.0
  5. #=141965Alibek Balashanov1537.0

New Zealand

  1. #360Ethan Jinrong Liu1538.0
  2. #=361Marcus Daiyan Yu1537.0
  3. #=361Gary McLean1537.0
  4. #=363Ting Liang1536.0
  5. #=363Samuel Rose1536.0

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

Gary McLean: Live FIDE Rating 1580