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ENG · 20 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1846 (Mar 2026)

Best performance: 1945 at 2026 British Universities Championship: Blitz A(Best of 2026)

World #=31434 live, down 508#30,926 publishedEngland #=469Europe #=17746among active players

Blitz rating

1846

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

On FIDE’s list since Dec 2017

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Blitz

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Blitz rating 1833 to 1846 over the last 12 months; peak 1846 in March 2026.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20261893, 0, 0 games1778, 0, 0 games1846, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261893, 0, 0 games1778, 0, 0 games1846, 0, 0 games
Sep 20261893, 0, 0 games1778, 0, 0 games1846, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261893, 0, 0 games1778, 0, 0 games1846, 0, 0 games
Jul 20261893, 0, 0 games1778, 0, 0 games1846, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261893, 0, 0 games1778, 0, 0 games1846, 0, 0 games
May 20261893, 0, 0 games1778, 0, 0 games1846, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261893, 0, 0 games1778, 0, 0 games1846, 0, 0 games
Mar 20261893, 0, 0 games1778, -55, 9 games1846, +26, 8 games
Feb 20261893, 0, 0 games1833, 0, 0 games1820, 0, 0 games
Jan 20261893, 0, 0 games1833, 0, 0 games1820, -13, 9 games
Dec 20251893, 0, 0 games1833, 0, 0 games1833, 0, 0 games

Form · Blitz

oldest → latest

Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 2 games, Feb 21.

From 56 blitz games on record, the latest on Feb 21.

Blitz games since the November list

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

Last playedScore
2026 British Universities Championship: Blitz AFeb 21TPR 19454½/9

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

Best wins · Blitz

From 45 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2017–2026

#OpponentRating
1, Charlie B Nettleton, Dec 2019 · 11th CSC London Chess Classic: Blitz Group C, 1961
2, Niall Clarke, Feb 2026 · 2026 British Universities Championship: Blitz A, 1896
3, James Guest, Feb 2026 · 2026 British Universities Championship: Blitz A, 1886

Openings · Blitz

From the moves of 18 of 56 blitz games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.d4 in 8 of 8 games.

As BlackMeets 1.d4 with 1...Nf6, and 1.e4 with 1...c5.

All openings (2 as Black)

Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 6.

Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 3.

Openings in Black gamesGamesScore
Indian Defense383%
Sicilian Defense3100%

4 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.

Event timeline · Blitz

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
20268419451945
20259418271784
20197220131855
201711120531670

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

Rated near Joshua John · Blitz

World

  1. #=31434Miguel Melro Franco Braga De Sa1846.0
  2. #=31434Maikol Stiven Cifuentes Triana1846.0
  3. #=31434Joshua John1846.0
  4. #=31434Hans-Joerg Brecker1846.0
  5. #=31434Barik Jagdish1846.0

England

  1. #=465Mike Bramson1847.0
  2. #=469Kas Coman1846.0
  3. #=469Joshua John1846.0
  4. #471WFM Abigail Riis Weersing1845.0
  5. #=472Lewis Self1844.0

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