NZL · 20 yrs · K=20 · Peak 2089 (Sep 2024)
Best performance: 2271 at Hendon FIDE Blitz - August 2024(Best of 2024)
Blitz rating
2037
FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.
On FIDE’s list since Aug 2016 · Inactive on FIDE’s list
How live ratings are calculated
Rating History · Blitz
Blitz rating 2038 to 2037 over the last 12 months; peak 2089 in September 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 | 2034, 0, 0 games | 2122, 0, 0 games | 2037, 0, 0 games |
| Oct 2026 | 2034, 0, 0 games | 2122, 0, 0 games | 2037, 0, 0 games |
| Sep 2026 | 2034, 0, 0 games | 2122, 0, 0 games | 2037, 0, 0 games |
| Aug 2026 | 2034, +3, 6 games | 2122, +1, 6 games | 2037, 0, 0 games |
| Jul 2026 | 2031, 0, 0 games | 2121, 0, 0 games | 2037, 0, 0 games |
| Jun 2026 | 2031, 0, 0 games | 2121, 0, 0 games | 2037, 0, 0 games |
| May 2026 | 2031, 0, 0 games | 2121, 0, 0 games | 2037, 0, 0 games |
| Apr 2026 | 2031, 0, 0 games | 2121, -4, 6 games | 2037, 0, 0 games |
| Mar 2026 | 2031, 0, 0 games | 2125, 0, 0 games | 2037, -1, 0 games |
| Feb 2026 | 2031, -13, 9 games | 2125, 0, 0 games | 2038, 0, 0 games |
| Jan 2026 | 2044, 0, 0 games | 2125, +25, 11 games | 2038, 0, 0 games |
| Dec 2025 | 2044, 0, 0 games | 2100, 0, 0 games | 2038, 0, 0 games |
Form · Blitz
Unbeaten in the last 5 games (5 wins), since Jun 28, 2025.
From 300 blitz games on record, the latest on Jun 28, 2025.
No rated blitz games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)
| Last played | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| ACA Blitz Interclubs 2025Jun 28, 2025TPR 2088 | 11½/15 |
The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.
Best wins · Blitz
From 265 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2016–2025
| # | Opponent | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1, | FM Peter J Sowray, Dec 2023 · London Chess League FIDE Blitz Evening | , 2227 |
| 2, | Livio Cancedda-Dupuis, Sep 2024 · Menchik Memorial Blitz Festival 2024 - 3rd Blitz (3 September) | , 2193 |
| 3, | Connor Clarke, Aug 2024 · Hammersmith FIDE Blitz 22 August 2024 | , 2167 |
| 4, | Jamie A Horton, Aug 2024 · Hammersmith FIDE Blitz 22 August 2024 | , 2134 |
| 4, | FM Stanley Badacsonyi, Feb 2024 · London Chess League FIDE Blitz Evening February 2024 | , 2134 |
| 6, | CM Manmay Chopra, Jul 2024 · London Chess League FIDE Blitz Evening 2 July 2024 | , 2127 |
| 7, | Mohammed Aayan Ismail, Dec 2023 · London Chess League FIDE Blitz Evening | , 2125 |
| 8, | CM William Rui Liu, Jun 2025 · ACA Blitz Interclubs 2025 | , 2101 |
| 9, | Aydar Bekchitaev, Jan 2024 · London Chess League FIDE Blitz Evening - 23 January 2024 | , 2096 |
| 10, | Ferran Gonzalez Hernandez, Jan 2024 · London Chess League FIDE Blitz Evening - 23 January 2024 | , 2090 |
* No blitz rating yet, so FIDE rates the game at the player's classical rating.
Openings · Blitz
From the moves of 33 of 300 blitz games on record.
As WhiteOpens 1.Nf3 in 8 of 16 games, 1.d4 in 8.
As BlackMeets 1.e4 with 1...c5, and 1.d4 with 1...Nf6.
All openings (3 as White, 2 as Black)
| Openings in White games | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| King's Indian Defense | 3 | 33% |
| Rapport-Jobava System | 3 | 33% |
| Zukertort Opening | 3 | 67% |
7 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.
Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 6.
Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 4.
| Openings in Black games | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense | 6 | 67% |
| King's Indian Defense | 4 | 25% |
7 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.
Performance rating by year
| Year | Games | Score | Avg opp | TPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | 18½ | 1792 | 2003 |
| 2024 | 121 | 71 | 1920 | 1985 |
| 2023 | 26 | 16 | 1698 | 1785 |
| 2022 | 5 | 3 | 1600 | 1672 |
| 2020 | 7 | 6½ | 1302 | 1724 |
| 2018 | 5 | 2 | 1134 | 1062 |
| 2017 | 43 | 16 | 1597 | 1502 |
| 2016 | 11 | 2½ | 1609 | 1398 |
Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.
- Jun 2025Swissfederation sourceBest of 2025Score 11½/15Opp avg 1877Start 1997
- Jan 2025Swissfederation source#2 in 2025Score 7/9Opp avg 1650Start 2009
- Nov 2024Swissfederation source#7 in 2024Score 8½/11Opp avg 1802Start 2008
- Sep 2024Swissfederation source#10 in 2024Score 6/11Opp avg 1914Start 2089
- Sep 2024Swissfederation source#4 in 2024Score 8/14Opp avg 2023Start 2089
- Aug 2024Swissfederation source#8 in 2024Score 4/9Opp avg 1975Start 2041
- Aug 2024Swissfederation source#5 in 2024Score 5½/11Opp avg 2036Start 2041
- Aug 2024Swissfederation sourceBest of 2024Score 5½/6Opp avg 1870Start 2041
- ACA Blitz Interclubs 2025 · Jun 2025 · 11½/15
- New Zealand Lightning 2025 · Jan 2025 · 7/9
- London Finchley Road FIDE Blitz · Nov 2024 · 8½/11
- London Chess League FIDE Blitz Evening - 24 Septmber 2024 · Sep 2024 · 6/11
- Menchik Memorial Blitz Festival 2024 - 3rd Blitz (3 September) · Sep 2024 · 8/14
- Menchik Memorial Blitz Festival 2024 - 1st Blitz (31 August) · Aug 2024 · 4/9
- Hammersmith FIDE Blitz 22 August 2024 · Aug 2024 · 5½/11
- Hendon FIDE Blitz - August 2024 · Aug 2024 · 5½/6
- London Chess League FIDE Blitz Evening 2 July 2024 · Jul 2024 · 8½/11
- London Chess League FIDE Blitz Evening 14 May · May 2024 · 6/11
- London Chess League FIDE Blitz Evening April 2024 · Apr 2024 · 7/11
- London Chess League FIDE Blitz Evening February 2024 · Feb 2024 · 6/11
- London Chess League FIDE Blitz Evening - 23 January 2024 · Jan 2024 · 5½/9
- 1st New Year Blitz at the Stag · Jan 2024 · 8/14
- London Chess League FIDE Blitz Evening · Dec 2023 · 5/9
- London Finchley Road FIDE Blitz at the Cumberland Lawn · Nov 2023 · 5/9
- Kandy Open International Rating blitz Chess Championships 2022 · Jan 2023 · 8/10
- Sri Lanka National blitz Championship 2022 · Sep 2022 · 0/3
- Western Asian Youth Blitz Chess Championships 2022, Open U-16 · Jun 2022 · 3/5
- Sri Lanka National Youth Blitz Chess Championship 2020 - Under 14 Years · Feb 2020 · 6½/7
- Sri Lanka National Blitz Chess Championship 2019 · Nov 2019 · 5/8
- Kandy Open International Rating Blitz Chess Championship 2019 · Aug 2019 · 6½/8
- Asian Youth Blitz Chess Championship 2019 - Under 14 Open · Apr 2019 · 2½/7
- Sri Lanka National Youth Blitz Chess Championship 2019 - Under 14 Open · Mar 2019 · 6/7
- Kandy Open International Rating Blitz Chess Championship 2018 · Aug 2018 · 4/7
- Hendon First Thursday Blitz September 2017 · Sep 2017 · 2½/6
- JESSIE GILBERT CELEBRATION INTERNATIONAL OPEN BLITZ · Aug 2017 · 5/10
- Hendon First Thursday Blitz August 2017 · Aug 2017 · 3/6
- Hendon First Thursday Blitz July 2017 · Jul 2017 · 3/6
- Hendon First Thursday Blitz June 2017 · Jun 2017 · 2½/6
- CCF OPEN BLITZ May 2017 · May 2017 · 4/7
- CCF OPEN BLITZ May 2017 II · May 2017 · 5/12
- Hendon First Thursday Blitz Dec 16 · Dec 2016 · 2/6
- Hendon First Thursday Blitz Jul 16 · Jul 2016 · 1½/6
- Hendon First Thursday Blitz Jun 16 · Jun 2016 · 1½/6
World
- #=26521CM Jeffery Wang2037
- #=26521CM Diego Lima Wilhelms2037
- #=26521Jenith Wiratunga2037
- #=26521Platon Zabelin2037
- #=26521Cristian Zarate2037
New Zealand
- #35CM John Stark2045
- #36CM Jack James2042
- #37Jenith Wiratunga2037
- #=38Brian Nijman2029
- #=38CM Alex Huang2029
Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.