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ENG · 20 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1671 (Sep 2026)

Best performance: 1815 at 2026 British Chess Championships: Blitz 3(Best of 2026)

World #=61643 live, down 1010#60,633 publishedEngland #=972Europe #=32264among active players

Blitz rating

1671

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

On FIDE’s list since Dec 2019

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Blitz

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Blitz rating 1614 to 1671 over the last 12 months; peak 1671 in September 2026.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20261693, 0, 0 games1688, 0, 0 games1671, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261693, 0, 0 games1688, 0, 0 games1671, 0, 0 games
Sep 20261693, -5, 8 games1688, 0, 0 games1671, +56, 16 games
Aug 20261698, 0, 0 games1688, 0, 0 games1615, +1, 7 games
Jul 20261698, 0, 0 games1688, 0, 0 games1614, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261698, +33, 6 games1688, 0, 0 games1614, 0, 0 games
May 20261665, 0, 0 games1688, 0, 0 games1614, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261665, 0, 0 games1688, 0, 0 games1614, 0, 0 games
Mar 20261665, -7, 4 games1688, 0, 0 games1614, 0, 0 games
Feb 20261672, 0, 0 games1688, 0, 0 games1614, 0, 0 games
Jan 20261672, 0, 0 games1688, 0, 0 games1614, 0, 0 games
Dec 20251672, 0, 0 games1688, 0, 0 games1614, 0, 0 games

Form · Blitz

oldest → latest

Unbeaten in the last 3 games (3 wins), since Aug 6. Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 4 games, Aug 4 – Aug 6.

From 52 blitz games on record, the latest on Aug 6.

Blitz games since the November list

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

Last playedScore
2026 British Chess Championships: Blitz 3Aug 6TPR 18155/9

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, 2019–2026

#OpponentRating
1, Michael Catabay, Aug 2026 · 2026 British Chess Championships: Blitz 2, 1821
1, Rowland Kerr, Sep 2025 · 2025 UK Open Blitz: London 3 (Golders Green) Qualifier, 1821
3, Cosmin Daniel Cojocaru, Jul 2026 · Sussex University Masters Blitz 1, 1812

Openings · Blitz

From the moves of 8 of 52 blitz games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.d4 in 4 of 4 games.

As BlackMeets 1.e4 with 1...e6.

All openings (1 as Black)

Against 1.e4: 1...e6 in 3.

Openings in Black gamesGamesScore
French Defense333%

1 more game in an opening played fewer than 3 times.

Event timeline · Blitz

6 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
20262411½17911777
202513518321745
20198315731486

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

Rated near Ben Crosby · Blitz

World

  1. #=61643Roland Pradier1671.0
  2. #=61643Nahuel Fouilleul1671.0
  3. #=61643Ben Crosby1671.0
  4. #=61643Kumar (Dhanbad) Manish1671.0
  5. #=61643Abdulrahman Hussein Ahmed1671.0

England

  1. #971Ewan Longhurst1671.2
  2. #=972Jason Ren1671.0
  3. #=972Ben Crosby1671.0
  4. #=974Simon Holin1670.0
  5. #=974Terrence Jiang1670.0

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