ENG · 20 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1866 (Sep 2024)
Best performance: 2025 at Hendon First Thursday Blitz November 2017(Best of 2017)
Blitz rating
1866
FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.
On FIDE’s list since May 2016 · Inactive on FIDE’s list
How live ratings are calculated
Rating History · Blitz
Blitz rating unchanged at 1866 over the last 12 months; peak 1866 in September 2024.
Official rating by month
Each month: the rating, its change from the list before, and the rated games FIDE counted.
| List | Classical | Rapid | Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | 1775, 0, 0 games | 1770, 0, 0 games | 1866, 0, 0 games |
| Oct 2026 | 1775, 0, 0 games | 1770, 0, 0 games | 1866, 0, 0 games |
| Sep 2026 | 1775, -20, 3 games | 1770, 0, 0 games | 1866, 0, 0 games |
| Aug 2026 | 1795, 0, 0 games | 1770, 0, 0 games | 1866, 0, 0 games |
| Jul 2026 | 1795, 0, 0 games | 1770, 0, 0 games | 1866, 0, 0 games |
| Jun 2026 | 1795, +15, 4 games | 1770, 0, 0 games | 1866, 0, 0 games |
| May 2026 | 1780, -12, 6 games | 1770, 0, 0 games | 1866, 0, 0 games |
| Apr 2026 | 1792, -20, 8 games | 1770, 0, 0 games | 1866, 0, 0 games |
| Mar 2026 | 1812, 0, 0 games | 1770, 0, 0 games | 1866, 0, 0 games |
| Feb 2026 | 1812, 0, 0 games | 1770, 0, 0 games | 1866, 0, 0 games |
| Jan 2026 | 1812, 0, 0 games | 1770, 0, 0 games | 1866, 0, 0 games |
| Dec 2025 | 1812, 0, 0 games | 1770, 0, 0 games | 1866, 0, 0 games |
Form · Blitz
Unbeaten in the last 4 games (2 wins, 2 draws), since Jul 30, 2024.
From 132 blitz games on record, the latest on Jul 30, 2024.
No rated blitz games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)
| Show games | Last played | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 British Championship: First Blitz OpenJul 30, 2024TPR 1930 | 5/9 |
The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.
Best wins · Blitz
From 110 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2016–2024
| # | Opponent | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1, | FM Robert S Eames, Dec 2019 · 11th CSC London Chess Classic: Blitz Group B | , 2166 |
| 2, | David H Coates, Jul 2024 · 2024 British Championship: First Blitz Open | , 1990* |
| 3, | Graham Chesters, Jul 2024 · 2024 British Championship: First Blitz Open | , 1948* |
| 4, | Alan Hayward, Nov 2017 · Hendon First Thursday Blitz November 2017 | , 1940 |
| 5, | Oscar Pollack, 2 wins, May 2019 · Hendon 'First Thursday' Blitz May | , 1938 |
| 6, | FM Asad Rahman, Dec 2019 · 11th CSC London Chess Classic: Blitz Group B | , 1923 |
| 7, | Michael Green, Jun 2019 · Hendon 'First Thursday' Blitz June | , 1892 |
| 8, | David Phillips, Dec 2019 · 11th CSC London Chess Classic: Blitz Group B | , 1810 |
| 9, | Sanjith Madhavan, Jul 2023 · 2023 British Championship: Second Blitz Open | , 1793 |
| 10, | Julian Macdonald, Nov 2017 · Hendon First Thursday Blitz November 2017 | , 1786 |
* No blitz rating yet, so FIDE rates the game at the player's classical rating.
Openings · Blitz
From the moves of 10 of 132 blitz games on record.
As WhiteOpens 1.e4 in 5 of 5 games.
As BlackMeets 1.e4 with 1...c5.
All openings (1 as Black)
No opening played 3 times yet (5 games with this colour).
Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 3.
| Openings in Black games | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense | 3 | 50% |
2 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.
Performance rating by year
| Year | Games | Score | Avg opp | TPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | 4 | 1930 | 1930 |
| 2023 | 7 | 4 | 1591 | 1641 |
| 2018 | 11 | 4½ | 1384 | 1319 |
| 2017 | 43 | 16 | 1761 | 1666 |
| 2016 | 12 | 4½ | 1605 | 1518 |
Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.
- Jul 2024Swissfederation sourceBest of 2024Score 5/9Opp avg 1930Start 1830
- Jul 2023Swissfederation sourceScore 0/1Start 1745
- Jul 2023Swissfederation sourceBest of 2023Score 5/9Opp avg 1591Start 1745
- Nov 2021Swissfederation sourceBest of 2021Score 5½/9Opp avg 1600Start 1610
- Dec 2019Swissfederation sourceBest of 2019Score 5/11Opp avg 1936Start 1560
- Aug 2019Swissfederation source#2 in 2019Score 5/9Opp avg 1984Start 1514
- 2024 British Championship: First Blitz Open · Jul 2024 · 5/9
- 2023 British Championship: Junior Blitz Open · Jul 2023 · 0/1
- 2023 British Championship: Second Blitz Open · Jul 2023 · 5/9
- 2021 London Chess Classic Blitz 4 · Dec 2021 · 0/1
- 2021 London Chess Classic Blitz 2 · Dec 2021 · 0/1
- 2021 British Junior Blitz Championship Under 18 · Nov 2021 · 5½/9
- 11th CSC London Chess Classic: Blitz Group B · Dec 2019 · 5/11
- British Chess Championships Blitz 2019 · Aug 2019 · 5/9
- Hendon 'First Thursday' Blitz June · Jun 2019 · 2½/6
- Hendon 'First Thursday' Blitz May · May 2019 · 3/6
- EUROPEAN SCHOOL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP KRAKOW 2018 - BLITZ · Jul 2018 · 4½/11
- 9th CSC London Chess Classic: Blitz Group G · Dec 2017 · 3½/14
- Hendon First Thursday Blitz November 2017 · Nov 2017 · 4/6
- Hendon First Thursday Blitz June 2017 · Jun 2017 · 2½/6
- Hendon First Thursday Blitz May 2017 · May 2017 · 2½/6
- Hendon First Thursday Blitz April 2017 · Apr 2017 · 3½/6
- Hendon First Thursday Blitz March 2017 · Mar 2017 · 1/6
- Hendon First Thursday Blitz February 2017 · Feb 2017 · 2½/6
- CCF OPEN BLITZ 2016 May II · May 2016 · 4/7
- CCF OPEN BLITZ 2016 May · May 2016 · 3½/9
World
- #=75422Elchin Shakaraliyev1866
- #=75422Sergey Shcherbakov1866
- #=75422WCM Anum Sheikh1866
- #=75422Yuhang Shi Zheng1866
- #=75422Pavel Shipitsyn1866
England
- #=1067Nasir Amer1866
- #=1067Matthew Wedge-Roberts1866
- #=1067WCM Anum Sheikh1866
- #=1067Andreas Angelopoulos1866
- #=1067Ian Maughan1866
Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.