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NZL · 16 yrs · K=40 · Peak 2053 (Oct 2026)

Best performance: 2223 at 2026 New Zealand Lightning Chess Championships(Best of 2026)

World #=10909 live, down 126#10,783 publishedNew Zealand #9Asia #=2417#2 U16 in New Zealandamong active players

Blitz rating

2053

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

On FIDE’s list since Feb 2023

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Blitz

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Blitz rating 1693 to 2053 over the last 12 months; peak 2053 in October 2026.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20262157, +46, 7 games2041, 0, 0 games2053, 0, 0 games
Oct 20262111, 0, 0 games2041, 0, 0 games2053, +168, 11 games
Sep 20262111, 0, 0 games2041, 0, 0 games1885, 0, 0 games
Aug 20262111, +64, 8 games2041, 0, 0 games1885, 0, 0 games
Jul 20262047, -42, 9 games2041, 0, 0 games1885, 0, 0 games
Jun 20262089, +42, 3 games2041, 0, 0 games1885, 0, 0 games
May 20262047, +82, 15 games2041, 0, 0 games1885, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261965, +1, 0 games2041, 0, 0 games1885, 0, 0 games
Mar 20261964, -2, 0 games2041, 0, 0 games1885, 0, 0 games
Feb 20261966, +45, 9 games2041, +48, 9 games1885, +192, 9 games
Jan 20261921, +69, 6 games1993, +117, 10 games1693, 0, 0 games
Dec 20251852, 0, 0 games1876, 0, 0 games1693, 0, 0 games

Form · Blitz

oldest → latest

Unbeaten in the last 8 games (8 wins), since Sep 5. That is the longest unbeaten run of 2026.

From 43 blitz games on record, the latest on Sep 5.

Blitz games since the November list

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

Last playedScore
Windy City Blitz 2026Sep 5TPR 258315/16

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

Best wins · Blitz

From 33 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2023–2026

#OpponentRating
1, IM Felix Xie, Jan 2026 · 2026 New Zealand Lightning Chess Championships, 2328
2, IM Anthony F Ker, 2 wins, Jan 2026 · 2026 New Zealand Lightning Chess Championships, 2173
3, IM Russell John Dive, Jan 2026 · 2026 New Zealand Lightning Chess Championships, 2104

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

Event timeline · Blitz

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
2026201818822248
20257318711821

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

Rated near Matthew Keith · Blitz

World

  1. #=10909Luis Alexander Arevalo Perez2053.0
  2. #=10909WIM Svetlana Bezgodova2053.0
  3. #=10909Matthew Keith2053.0
  4. #=10909Juan Manuel Ramos Ariza2053.0
  5. #=10909Suleiman Nurakyn2053.0

New Zealand

  1. #7CM Justin Zhide Wang2109.0
  2. #8IM Russell John Dive2061.0
  3. #9Matthew Keith2053.0
  4. #10CM John Stark2045.0
  5. #11FM Kendrick Botong Zhang2010.0

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