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ENG · 50 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1815 (Mar 2024, includes FIDE’s rating adjustment)

Best performance: 1977 at 2018 Midland Rapid Championship: Under 1750(Best of 2018)

World #=58800 live, down 957#57,843 publishedEngland #=778Europe #=33068among active players

Rapid rating

1762

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

On FIDE’s list since Dec 2016

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Rapid

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Rapid rating 1766 to 1762 over the last 12 months; peak 1815 in March 2024.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20261791, 0, 0 games1762, 0, 0 games1763, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261791, -22, 5 games1762, 0, 0 games1763, 0, 0 games
Sep 20261813, +13, 2 games1762, 0, 0 games1763, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261800, 0, 0 games1762, 0, 0 games1763, 0, 0 games
Jul 20261800, 0, 0 games1762, 0, 0 games1763, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261800, 0, 0 games1762, 0, 0 games1763, 0, 0 games
May 20261800, 0, 0 games1762, 0, 0 games1763, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261800, 0, 0 games1762, 0, 0 games1763, 0, 0 games
Mar 20261800, +12, 5 games1762, 0, 0 games1763, 0, 0 games
Feb 20261788, 0, 0 games1762, -4, 3 games1763, 0, 0 games
Jan 20261788, 0, 0 games1766, 0, 0 games1763, 0, 0 games
Dec 20251788, 0, 0 games1766, 0, 0 games1763, 0, 0 games

Form · Rapid

oldest → latest

Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 2 games, Jan 24.

From 91 rapid games on record, the latest on Jan 24.

Rapid games since the November list

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

Last playedScore
Fifth Lancaster FIDE Rapid Play Congress 2026 - IntermediateJan 24TPR 17133½/6

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

Best wins · Rapid

From 54 rated rapid games against rated opponents, 2016–2026

#OpponentRating
1, Raymond Wynarczyk, Nov 2017 · British Rapidplay Chess 2017 Major, 1958
2, Florian Biermann, Nov 2017 · British Rapidplay Chess 2017 Major, 1840
3, FM Rupert Jones, Nov 2017 · British Rapidplay Chess 2017 Major, 1826

Event timeline · Rapid

13 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
202631½17131713
20255117601520
2024101720—
20234116541461
2017135½17361679
201674½16101712

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

Rated near Paul Doherty · Rapid

World

  1. #=58800Miller Andres Molina Espitia1762.0
  2. #=58800Wissam Boulos1762.0
  3. #=58800Paul Doherty1762.0
  4. #=58800Lucie Estin-Charbonnel1762.0
  5. #=58800Vishwabandhu Upadhyay1762.0

England

  1. #=778Josh Dolan1762.0
  2. #=778Boris Pastukhov1762.0
  3. #=778Paul Doherty1762.0
  4. #=781David Smith1761.0
  5. #=781Julian Alderton1761.0

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