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NZL · 16 yrs · K=40 · Peak 2041 (Feb 2026)

Best performance: 2094 at 2026 New Zealand Rapid Chess Championships(Best of 2026)

World #=13272 live, down 197#13,075 publishedNew Zealand #20Asia #=2927#4 U16 in New Zealandamong active players

Rapid rating

2041

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 · Rapid

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Rapid rating 1876 to 2041 over the last 12 months; peak 2041 in February 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 · Rapid

oldest → latest

Unbeaten in the last 6 games (4 wins, 2 draws), since Jan 11. That is the longest unbeaten run of 2026.

From 58 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 20947/9

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

Best wins · Rapid

From 51 rated rapid games against rated opponents, 2023–2026

#OpponentRating
1, IM Russell John Dive, Nov 2024 · North Island Rapid Championships, 2239
2, FM Ollie Archer, Dec 2025 · Wellington Junior Rapid Chess Championship 2025, 2002
3, WIM Layla Timergazi, Nov 2024 · North Island Rapid Championships, 1983

Openings · Rapid

From the moves of 31 of 58 rapid games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.e4 in 7 of 15 games, 1.d4 in 5.

As BlackMeets 1.d4 with 1...d5 or 1...Nf6, and 1.e4 with 1...c5 or 1...e5.

All openings (1 as White, 3 as Black)
Openings in White gamesGamesScore
Sicilian Defense350%

12 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.

Event timeline · Rapid

8 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
20269718742094
2025261917751950
20245319692041
202311716281730

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 · Rapid

World

  1. #=13272Nikolaos K. Sidiropoulos2041.0
  2. #=13272Aditya Verma2041.0
  3. #=13272Matthew Keith2041.0
  4. #=13272Juan Manuel Gonzalez2041.0
  5. #=13272Anderson Heribert Mendez Rivera2041.0

New Zealand

  1. #18CM Justin Zhide Wang2049.0
  2. #19Noel Pinic2048.0
  3. #20Matthew Keith2041.0
  4. #21John P Van Ginkel2034.0
  5. #22FM Ollie Archer2024.0

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