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ENG · 79 yrs · K=40 · Peak 1840 (Mar 2024, includes FIDE’s rating adjustment)

Best performance: 1947 at British Championship: Senior 2012(Best of 2012)

World #=200117England #=3034among all players, November list

Classical rating

1808

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

On FIDE’s list since Sep 2015 · Inactive on FIDE’s list

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Classical

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Classical rating unchanged at 1808 over the last 12 months; peak 1840 in March 2024.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalRapid
Nov 20261808, 0, 0 games1737, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261808, 0, 0 games1737, 0, 0 games
Sep 20261808, 0, 0 games1737, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261808, 0, 0 games1737, 0, 0 games
Jul 20261808, 0, 0 games1737, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261808, 0, 0 games1737, 0, 0 games
May 20261808, 0, 0 games1737, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261808, 0, 0 games1737, 0, 0 games
Mar 20261808, 0, 0 games1737, 0, 0 games
Feb 20261808, 0, 0 games1737, 0, 0 games
Jan 20261808, 0, 0 games1737, 0, 0 games
Dec 20251808, 0, 0 games1737, 0, 0 games

Form · Classical

oldest → latest

From 30 classical games on record, the latest on Jul 28, 2024.

Classical games since the November list

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

Last playedScore
2024 British Championship: Weekend Soanes Under 1750Jul 26, 2024 – Jul 28, 2024TPR 16271½/5

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

Best wins · Classical

From 24 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2012–2024

#OpponentRating
1, D George Ellison, Aug 2012 · British Championship: Senior 2012, 2065
2, Richard H Donaghay, Jul 2018 · 105th British Championships Over 65, 1856
3, Gillian A Moore, Aug 2018 · 105th British Championships Over 65, 1835

Openings · Classical

From the moves of 24 of 30 classical games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.e4 in 12 of 12 games.

As BlackMeets 1.e4 with 1...e5.

All openings (2 as White, 1 as Black)
Openings in White gamesGamesScore
Sicilian Defense540%
Vienna Game350%

4 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.

Event timeline · Classical

5 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
202431½16271627
20194½18461524
20187319411891
201552½17261726
20125220191947

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

Rated near Ian McDonald · Classical · November list, all players

World

  1. #=200117Anastasio Matas Perez1808
  2. #=200117Stanislaw Mazur1808
  3. #=200117Ian McDonald1808
  4. #=200117Abdul Barek Md1808
  5. #=200117Islam Md. Aminul1808

England

  1. #=3034Andrew B Mata1808
  2. #=3034Peter T Sharpe1808
  3. #=3034Ian McDonald1808
  4. #=3034Mark A Keady1808
  5. #=3034John Grasham1808

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