ENG · 43 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1707 (Apr 2026)
Best performance: 1782 at Moja Extravaganza 2025 (Blitz)(Best of 2025)
Blitz rating
1707
FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.
On FIDE’s list since Sep 2022 · Inactive on FIDE’s list
How live ratings are calculated
Rating History · Blitz
Blitz rating 1704 to 1707 over the last 12 months; peak 1707 in April 2026.
Official rating by month
Each month: the rating, its change from the list before, and the rated games FIDE counted.
| List | Classical | Blitz |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | 1800, 0, 0 games | 1707, 0, 0 games |
| Oct 2026 | 1800, 0, 0 games | 1707, 0, 0 games |
| Sep 2026 | 1800, 0, 0 games | 1707, 0, 0 games |
| Aug 2026 | 1800, 0, 0 games | 1707, 0, 0 games |
| Jul 2026 | 1800, 0, 0 games | 1707, 0, 0 games |
| Jun 2026 | 1800, 0, 0 games | 1707, 0, 0 games |
| May 2026 | 1800, 0, 0 games | 1707, 0, 0 games |
| Apr 2026 | 1800, 0, 0 games | 1707, +3, 0 games |
| Mar 2026 | 1800, 0, 0 games | 1704, 0, 0 games |
| Feb 2026 | 1800, 0, 0 games | 1704, 0, 0 games |
| Jan 2026 | 1800, 0, 0 games | 1704, 0, 0 games |
| Dec 2025 | 1800, 0, 0 games | 1704, 0, 0 games |
Form · Blitz
From 35 blitz games on record, the latest on Apr 26, 2025.
No rated blitz games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)
| Last played | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz)Jul 2, 2025 | 0/1 |
The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.
Best wins · Blitz
From 24 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2014–2025
| # | Opponent | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1, | FM Sergio Miguel, Apr 2025 · Moja Extravaganza 2025 (Blitz) | , 2136 |
| 2, | Kamogelo Sedibeng, Jul 2024 · 2024 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz) | , 1682 |
| 3, | Amahle Zenzile, Jan 2025 · CAPE TOWN MASTERS CHALLENGE 2025 (Blitz) | , 1675* |
| 4, | Edwin J. November, Jan 2025 · CAPE TOWN MASTERS CHALLENGE 2025 (Blitz) | , 1656* |
| 5, | Meshack Senthumule, Apr 2025 · Moja Extravaganza 2025 (Blitz) | , 1547* |
| 6, | Kajol Naidoo, 2 wins, Jul 2024 · 2024 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz) | , 1492 |
| 7, | Martin Severin, Jul 2024 · 2024 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz) | , 1440 |
* No blitz rating yet, so FIDE rates the game at the player's classical rating.
Performance rating by year
| Year | Games | Score | Avg opp | TPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 4½ | 1801 | 1765 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3 | 1714 | 1664 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 1894 | 1094 |
Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.
- Jul 2025Swissfederation sourceScore 0/1Start 1704
- Apr 2025Swissfederation sourceBest of 2025Score 4/7Opp avg 1854Start 1697
- Jan 2025Swissfederation source#2 in 2025Score 4½/7Opp avg 1749Start 1690
- Jul 2024Swissfederation sourceBest of 2024Score 6/11Opp avg 1714Start 1698
- Jul 2022Swissfederation sourceBest of 2022Score 3½/7Opp avg 1687
- 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz) · Jul 2025 · 0/1
- Moja Extravaganza 2025 (Blitz) · Apr 2025 · 4/7
- CAPE TOWN MASTERS CHALLENGE 2025 (Blitz) · Jan 2025 · 4½/7
- 2024 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz) · Jul 2024 · 6/11
- Chessheroes Bowls Club Zoo Lake Challenge · Jul 2022 · 3½/7
- Hendon ‘First Thursday’ Blitz Jan '14 · Jan 2014 · 2½/6
World
- #=149599Nita Maftei1707
- #=149599Alisher Makhmudov1707
- #=149599Norman Maliga1707
- #=149599Darya Malozemova1707
- #=149599Tahir Mammadli1707
England
- #=2324Ian Lavin Rady1707
- #=2324Mark McCready1707
- #=2324Norman Maliga1707
- #=2324Leonard Wylie1707
- #=2331Daniel L Wilson1706
Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.