ENG · 25 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1893 (Mar 2024, includes FIDE’s rating adjustment)
Best performance: 1808 at 4th Sussex University Weekend Congress - Blitz(Best of 2026)
Blitz rating
1840
FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.
On FIDE’s list since Jan 2018
How live ratings are calculated
Rating History · Blitz
Blitz rating 1893 to 1840 over the last 12 months; peak 1893 in March 2024.
Official rating by month
Each month: the rating, its change from the list before, and the rated games FIDE counted.
| List | Blitz |
|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | 1840, 0, 0 games |
| Oct 2026 | 1840, 0, 0 games |
| Sep 2026 | 1840, 0, 0 games |
| Aug 2026 | 1840, -37, 8 games |
| Jul 2026 | 1877, 0, 0 games |
| Jun 2026 | 1877, 0, 0 games |
| May 2026 | 1877, -16, 9 games |
| Apr 2026 | 1893, 0, 0 games |
| Mar 2026 | 1893, 0, 0 games |
| Feb 2026 | 1893, 0, 0 games |
| Jan 2026 | 1893, 0, 0 games |
| Dec 2025 | 1893, 0, 0 games |
Form · Blitz
Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 4 games, Apr 19 – Jul 25.
From 31 blitz games on record, the latest on Jul 25.
No rated blitz games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)
| Last played | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| Sussex University Masters Blitz 2Jul 25TPR 1702 | 4½/9 |
The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.
Best wins · Blitz
From 29 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2017–2026
| # | Opponent | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1, | IM Malcolm Pein, Dec 2017 · 9th CSC London Chess Classic: Blitz Group L | , 2349 |
| 2, | Gerasimos Giahos, Apr 2026 · 4th Sussex University Weekend Congress - Blitz | , 1803 |
| 3, | Hooman Honarvarmahalati, Apr 2026 · 4th Sussex University Weekend Congress - Blitz | , 1776 |
| 4, | Gesneria-Codruta Cepoi, Jul 2026 · Sussex University Masters Blitz 2 | , 1716 |
| 5, | Zebadiah Taylor, Apr 2026 · 4th Sussex University Weekend Congress - Blitz | , 1714 |
| 6, | Matthew Reynolds, 2 wins, Apr 2026 · 4th Sussex University Weekend Congress - Blitz | , 1638 |
| 7, | Beauden Archbold, Jul 2026 · Sussex University Masters Blitz 2 | , 1623* |
| 8, | Ansh Sharma, Apr 2026 · 4th Sussex University Weekend Congress - Blitz | , 1602 |
| 9, | Oliver W Howell, Dec 2017 · 9th CSC London Chess Classic: Blitz Group L | , 1546 |
| 10, | Emma Medeea Cojocaru, Apr 2026 · 4th Sussex University Weekend Congress - Blitz | , 1515 |
* No blitz rating yet, so FIDE rates the game at the player's classical rating.
Openings · Blitz
From the moves of 9 of 31 blitz games on record.
As BlackMeets 1.e4 with 1...e5.
All openings
No opening played 3 times yet (4 games with this colour).
Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 4.
No opening played 3 times yet (5 games with this colour).
Performance rating by year
| Year | Games | Score | Avg opp | TPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 9½ | 1712 | 1755 |
| 2017 | 12 | 3½ | 1962 | 1804 |
Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.
- Jul 2026Swisschess-results.com#2 in 2026Score 4½/9Opp avg 1745Start 1877
- Apr 2026Swisschess-results.comBest of 2026Score 6/9Opp avg 1683Start 1893
- Dec 2017Round robinfederation sourceBest of 2017Score 5/14Opp avg 1962
- Sussex University Masters Blitz 2 · Jul 2026 · 4½/9
- 4th Sussex University Weekend Congress - Blitz · Apr 2026 · 6/9
- 9th CSC London Chess Classic: Blitz Group L · Dec 2017 · 5/14
World
- #=32311Shaurya Bhargava1840.0
- #=32311CM Cohen Young1840.0
- #=32311David Scott1840.0
- #=32311Carlos Sanjuan Navarro1840.0
- #=32311Harshit Amarnani1840.0
England
- #=486Jonathan Ellis1840.0
- #=486Robert Ashworth1840.0
- #=486David Scott1840.0
- #491Ben Keohane1839.8
- #=492Peter Hazell1838.0
Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.