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ENG · 24 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1997 (Jul 2025)

Best performance: 2163 at UKCA Tuesday FIDE Blitz 3 June 2025(Best of 2025)

World #=40889England #=541among all players, November list

Blitz rating

1968

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

On FIDE’s list since Mar 2023 · Inactive on FIDE’s list

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Blitz

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Blitz rating unchanged at 1968 over the last 12 months; peak 1997 in July 2025.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20262001, 0, 0 games1887, 0, 0 games1968, 0, 0 games
Oct 20262001, 0, 0 games1887, 0, 0 games1968, 0, 0 games
Sep 20262001, 0, 0 games1887, 0, 0 games1968, 0, 0 games
Aug 20262001, +34, 9 games1887, 0, 0 games1968, 0, 0 games
Jul 20261967, 0, 0 games1887, 0, 0 games1968, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261967, 0, 0 games1887, 0, 0 games1968, 0, 0 games
May 20261967, 0, 0 games1887, 0, 0 games1968, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261967, +9, 5 games1887, 0, 0 games1968, 0, 0 games
Mar 20261958, 0, 0 games1887, 0, 0 games1968, 0, 0 games
Feb 20261958, 0, 0 games1887, 0, 0 games1968, 0, 0 games
Jan 20261958, 0, 0 games1887, 0, 0 games1968, 0, 0 games
Dec 20251958, 0, 0 games1887, 0, 0 games1968, 0, 0 games

Form · Blitz

oldest → latest

From 113 blitz games on record, the latest on Sep 20, 2025.

Blitz games since the November list

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

Last playedScore
2025 UK Open Blitz: Bristol QualifierSep 20, 2025TPR 19088/15

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

Best wins · Blitz

From 102 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2023–2025

#OpponentRating
1, IM James Cobb, Feb 2023 · 4th Bristol League Open Blitz Championship, 2368
2, John C Fernandez, Apr 2025 · London Chess League FIDE Blitz Evening 29 April (3 plus 2), 2137*
3, Ben Ogunshola, Oct 2023 · 2023 UK Open Blitz - South West Qualifier, 2130

* No blitz rating yet, so FIDE rates the game at the player's classical rating.

Openings · Blitz

From the moves of 5 of 113 blitz games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.e4 in 3 of 3 games.

All openings

No opening played 3 times yet (3 games with this colour).

Event timeline · Blitz

10 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
2025432519391996
202416719141871
20234324½19552005

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

Rated near James Clarke · Blitz · November list, all players

World

  1. #=40889Sergey Chugunov1968
  2. #=40889Lucas Geraldo Cilento1968
  3. #=40889James Clarke1968
  4. #=40889Ronnie Cohen1968
  5. #=40889Robbie Coleman1968

England

  1. #=541Juri Jaksic1968
  2. #=541Mikey J Watson1968
  3. #=541James Clarke1968
  4. #=541Thomas Donaldson1968
  5. #=541Andy Hill1968

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