ENG · 61 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1731 (Dec 2024)
Best performance: 1841 at 21st Golders Green FIDE Rapid Chess U170(Best of 2019)
Rapid rating
1688
FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.
On FIDE’s list since Jun 2016 · Inactive on FIDE’s list
How live ratings are calculated
Rating History · Rapid
Rapid rating unchanged at 1688 over the last 12 months; peak 1731 in December 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 | 1726, 0, 0 games | 1688, 0, 0 games | 1718, 0, 0 games |
| Oct 2026 | 1726, 0, 0 games | 1688, 0, 0 games | 1718, 0, 0 games |
| Sep 2026 | 1726, -20, 15 games | 1688, 0, 0 games | 1718, -43, 14 games |
| Aug 2026 | 1746, 0, 1 game | 1688, 0, 0 games | 1761, +12, 11 games |
| Jul 2026 | 1746, 0, 0 games | 1688, 0, 0 games | 1749, 0, 0 games |
| Jun 2026 | 1746, -32, 5 games | 1688, 0, 0 games | 1749, +31, 7 games |
| May 2026 | 1778, +16, 6 games | 1688, 0, 0 games | 1718, 0, 0 games |
| Apr 2026 | 1762, 0, 0 games | 1688, 0, 0 games | 1718, 0, 0 games |
| Mar 2026 | 1762, 0, 0 games | 1688, 0, 0 games | 1718, -2, 8 games |
| Feb 2026 | 1762, 0, 0 games | 1688, 0, 0 games | 1720, -70, 12 games |
| Jan 2026 | 1762, 0, 0 games | 1688, 0, 0 games | 1790, +7, 3 games |
| Dec 2025 | 1762, 0, 0 games | 1688, 0, 0 games | 1783, +72, 15 games |
Form · Rapid
From 272 rapid games on record, the latest on Aug 9, 2025.
No rated rapid games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)
| Last played | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 British Championship: Rapidplay Under 2000Aug 9, 2025TPR 1605 | 3½/7 |
The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.
Best wins · Rapid
From 240 rated rapid games against rated opponents, 2016–2025
| # | Opponent | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1, | Andrew Brocklehurst, Mar 2020 · 26th Golders Green FIDE Rapid U170 | , 1874 |
| 2, | Brian E Foster, Aug 2017 · Golders Green FIDE Rapid Chess Minor Aug 2017 | , 1868 |
| 3, | James J. McDonnell, May 2016 · Golders Green Rapidplay Congress Major May 16 | , 1834 |
| 4, | Jonathan Rubeck, Oct 2019 · Letchworth FIDE Rapid Oct 2019 U170 Major | , 1813 |
| 4, | Dominic V Gibbs, Sep 2019 · 21st Golders Green FIDE Rapid Chess U170 | , 1813 |
| 6, | Gabriel Matthews, Dec 2019 · 11th CSC London Chess Classic: Rapid Under 1825 | , 1811 |
| 7, | Mehmet Alper Dincer, Oct 2024 · London Nine Elms FIDE Rapid - 30 October 2024 | , 1783 |
| 8, | Vikram Kamath, Mar 2020 · 26th Golders Green FIDE Rapid U170 | , 1737 |
| 9, | Howard Turner, Feb 2020 · 25th Golders Green FIDE Rapid U170 | , 1724 |
| 10, | Conor Gay, Sep 2019 · 21st Golders Green FIDE Rapid Chess U170 | , 1716 |
* No rapid rating yet, so FIDE rates the game at the player's classical rating.
Performance rating by year
| Year | Games | Score | Avg opp | TPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 1730 | 1605 |
| 2024 | 17 | 7 | 1723 | 1658 |
| 2023 | 16 | 7½ | 1524 | 1503 |
| 2021 | 10 | 1 | 1646 | 1280 |
| 2020 | 12 | 5½ | 1668 | 1639 |
| 2019 | 50 | 34 | 1558 | 1691 |
| 2018 | 49 | 28 | 1473 | 1523 |
| 2017 | 57 | 32 | 1540 | 1583 |
| 2016 | 26 | 12½ | 1582 | 1568 |
Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.
- Aug 2025Swissfederation sourceBest of 2025Score 3½/7Opp avg 1730Start 1695
- Nov 2024Swissfederation source#3 in 2024Score 2½/7Opp avg 1795Start 1724
- Nov 2024Swissfederation sourceScore 0/1Opp avg 1576Start 1724
- Oct 2024Swissfederation sourceBest of 2024Score 3/6Opp avg 1791Start 1724
- Aug 2024Swissfederation source#2 in 2024Score 3½/7Opp avg 1629Start 1729
- Sep 2023Swissfederation sourceBest of 2023Score 2½/6Opp avg 1679Start 1566
- Sep 2023Swissfederation source#3 in 2023Score 4/6Opp avg 1343Start 1566
- Feb 2023Swissfederation source#2 in 2023Score 3/6Opp avg 1488Start 1579
- 2025 British Championship: Rapidplay Under 2000 · Aug 2025 · 3½/7
- 2024 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Rapidplay 1 · Nov 2024 · 2½/7
- 2024 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Rapidplay 1 Extra Games · Nov 2024 · 0/1
- London Nine Elms FIDE Rapid - 30 October 2024 · Oct 2024 · 3/6
- 2024 British Championship: Rapidplay Under 2000 · Aug 2024 · 3½/7
- Kensington FIDE Rapidplay - 17 September 2023 - Open · Sep 2023 · 2½/6
- Golders Green FIDE Rapidplay 2023 September Major · Sep 2023 · 4/6
- Muswell Hill FIDE Rapid - February 14 · Feb 2023 · 3/6
- Golders Green FIDE Rapidplay - OCT1 Open · Oct 2021 · 2/6
- Golders Green Rapidplay July 2021 D · Jul 2021 · 0/5
- 26th Golders Green FIDE Rapid U170 · Mar 2020 · 2½/6
- 25th Golders Green FIDE Rapid U170 · Feb 2020 · 3/6
- 11th CSC London Chess Classic: Rapid Under 1825 · Dec 2019 · 5/7
- 23rd Golders Green FIDE Rapid Chess Major U170 · Nov 2019 · 3/6
- Letchworth FIDE Rapid Oct 2019 U170 Major · Oct 2019 · 3/6
- 22nd Golders Green FIDE Rapid Chess Major U170 · Oct 2019 · 3½/6
- 21st Golders Green FIDE Rapid Chess U170 · Sep 2019 · 4½/6
- 18th Golders Green FIDE Rapid Chess U145 · Jun 2019 · 4/6
- 17th Golders Green FIDE Rapid Chess U145 · May 2019 · 4½/6
- 16th Golders Green FIDE Rapid Chess U145 · Mar 2019 · 5/6
- 14th Golders Green FIDE Rapid Chess U145 · Jan 2019 · 4/6
- 13th Golders Green FIDE Rapid Chess Minor · Nov 2018 · 4/6
- 11th Golders Green FIDE Rapid Chess Minor · Sep 2018 · 4/5
- 9th Golders Green FIDE Rapid Chess Minor · Jul 2018 · 4½/6
- 6th DeMontford Bell Kings Place Festival Minor · Jul 2018 · 3/6
- 8th Golders Green FIDE Rapid Chess Minor · Jun 2018 · 4/6
- 7th Golders Green FIDE Rapid Chess Minor · May 2018 · 2½/6
- 6th Golders Green FIDE Rapid Chess Minor · Apr 2018 · 3/6
- Golders Green FIDE Rapid Chess March Minor · Mar 2018 · 4½/6
- Golders Green Rapid Minor Jan 18 · Jan 2018 · 2½/6
- Golders Green FIDE Rapid Chess Minor Nov 2017 · Nov 2017 · 3/6
- Golders Green FIDE Rapid Chess Minor October 2017 · Oct 2017 · 3/6
- Golders Green FIDE Rapid Chess Minor September 2017 · Sep 2017 · 5/6
- Golders Green FIDE Rapid Chess Minor Aug 2017 · Aug 2017 · 3/6
- Golders Green FIDE Rapid Chess Minor July 2017 · Jul 2017 · 3/6
- 5th DeMontford Bell Kings Place Festival Minor · Jul 2017 · 3½/6
- Golders Green FIDE Rapid Chess Minor June 2017 · Jun 2017 · 3½/6
- Golders Green FIDE Rapid Chess Minor May 2017 · May 2017 · 3/6
- Golders Green Rapidplay Minor Mar 17 · Mar 2017 · 3/6
- Golders Green Rapidplay Minor Feb 17 · Feb 2017 · 4/6
- Golders Green Rapidplay Minor Jan 17 · Jan 2017 · 4/6
- Golders Green Rapidplay Congress Minor September 16 · Sep 2016 · 2½/6
- Golders Green Rapidplay Congress Minor August 16 · Aug 2016 · 3/6
- 4th DeMontford Bell Kings Place Festival Minor · Jul 2016 · 4/6
- 7th Muswell Hill Rapidplay Major U160 · May 2016 · 3/6
- Golders Green Rapidplay Congress Major May 16 · May 2016 · 3½/6
World
- #=197569Emre Celik1688
- #=197569Pasit Chaiyapong1688
- #=197569Paul Chantrell1688
- #=197569Jose Manuel Chao Franco1688
- #=197569Stamatios Chasiotis1688
England
- #=3074John Donegan1688
- #=3074Tony Shaw1688
- #=3074Paul Chantrell1688
- #=3074Ben Crosby1688
- #=3074Tim Gardner1688
Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.