ENG · 67 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1899 (Mar 2024, includes FIDE’s rating adjustment)
Best performance: 1930 at Hendon First Thursday Blitz Jan 15(Best of 2015)
Blitz rating
1875
FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.
On FIDE’s list since Apr 2015 · Inactive on FIDE’s list
How live ratings are calculated
Rating History · Blitz
Blitz rating unchanged at 1875 over the last 12 months; peak 1899 in March 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 | 1940, 0, 0 games | 1910, 0, 0 games | 1875, 0, 0 games |
| Oct 2026 | 1940, 0, 0 games | 1910, 0, 0 games | 1875, 0, 0 games |
| Sep 2026 | 1940, 0, 0 games | 1910, 0, 0 games | 1875, 0, 0 games |
| Aug 2026 | 1940, 0, 0 games | 1910, 0, 0 games | 1875, 0, 0 games |
| Jul 2026 | 1940, 0, 0 games | 1910, 0, 0 games | 1875, 0, 0 games |
| Jun 2026 | 1940, 0, 0 games | 1910, 0, 0 games | 1875, 0, 0 games |
| May 2026 | 1940, 0, 0 games | 1910, 0, 0 games | 1875, 0, 0 games |
| Apr 2026 | 1940, 0, 0 games | 1910, 0, 0 games | 1875, 0, 0 games |
| Mar 2026 | 1940, +40, 7 games | 1910, 0, 0 games | 1875, 0, 0 games |
| Feb 2026 | 1900, 0, 0 games | 1910, 0, 0 games | 1875, 0, 0 games |
| Jan 2026 | 1900, 0, 0 games | 1910, 0, 0 games | 1875, 0, 0 games |
| Dec 2025 | 1900, 0, 0 games | 1910, 0, 0 games | 1875, 0, 0 games |
Form · Blitz
Unbeaten in the last 4 games (3 wins, 1 draw), since Oct 5, 2025.
From 28 blitz games on record, the latest on Oct 5, 2025.
No rated blitz games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)
| Last played | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| Isle of Wight Blitz ChampionshipOct 5, 2025TPR 1745 | 6½/9 |
The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.
Best wins · Blitz
From 23 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2015–2025
| # | Opponent | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1, | Stefan Kokerov, Feb 2015 · Hendon First Thursday Blitz Feb 15 | , 1831 |
| 2, | Dominic Klingher, Jan 2015 · Hendon First Thursday Blitz Jan 15 | , 1821 |
| 3, | CM Federico Rocco, Jan 2015 · Hendon First Thursday Blitz Jan 15 | , 1786 |
| 4, | Harry Vernon, Oct 2025 · Isle of Wight Blitz Championship | , 1756 |
| 5, | Joe O Hanlon, Feb 2025 · Wightlink Isle of Wight International Chess Tournament 2025 - DGT Blitz 21st (Friday) | , 1700 |
| 6, | Jorgen Grondal, Feb 2025 · Wightlink Isle of Wight International Chess Tournament 2025 - DGT Blitz 21st (Friday) | , 1684* |
| 7, | William Taplin, Oct 2025 · Isle of Wight Blitz Championship | , 1631* |
| 8, | Reuben Balouka Myers, Feb 2015 · Hendon First Thursday Blitz Feb 15 | , 1623 |
| 9, | Graeme Lennard, 2 wins, Jan 2015 · Hendon First Thursday Blitz Jan 15 | , 1615 |
| 10, | Yicheng Ding, Feb 2025 · Wightlink Isle of Wight International Chess Tournament 2025 - DGT Blitz 21st (Friday) | , 1583 |
* 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 | 12 | 6 | 1820 | 1820 |
| 2015 | 11 | 6 | 1821 | 1857 |
Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.
- Oct 2025Swissfederation source#2 in 2025Score 6½/9Opp avg 1673Start 1890
- Feb 2025Swissfederation sourceBest of 2025Score 3/7Opp avg 1924Start 1899
- Feb 2015Swissfederation source#2 in 2015Score 3/6Opp avg 1790
- Jan 2015Swissfederation sourceBest of 2015Score 4/6Opp avg 1858
- Isle of Wight Blitz Championship · Oct 2025 · 6½/9
- Wightlink Isle of Wight International Chess Tournament 2025 - DGT Blitz 21st (Friday) · Feb 2025 · 3/7
- Hendon First Thursday Blitz Feb 15 · Feb 2015 · 3/6
- Hendon First Thursday Blitz Jan 15 · Jan 2015 · 4/6
World
- #=71837Igor Bortnikov1875
- #=71837Youssef Bouslama1875
- #=71837Clive Bowley1875
- #=71837Viktor Bozhko1875
- #=71837Didrik Braathen1875
England
- #=1007Nayan Keats Rastogi1875
- #=1007Douglas Vleeshhouwer1875
- #=1007Clive Bowley1875
- #=1007Benjamin Larkin1875
- #=1011Dillon Rock Cooper1874
Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.