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ENG · 16 yrs · K=40 · Peak 1889 (Sep 2022)

Best performance: 2145 at 28th 4NCL Congress Open(Best of 2022)

World #=148230England #=2334among all players, November list

Classical rating

1875

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

On FIDE’s list since Nov 2018 · Inactive on FIDE’s list

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Classical

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Classical rating unchanged at 1875 over the last 12 months; peak 1889 in September 2022.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20261875, 0, 0 games1787, 0, 0 games1863, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261875, 0, 0 games1787, 0, 0 games1863, 0, 0 games
Sep 20261875, 0, 0 games1787, 0, 0 games1863, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261875, 0, 0 games1787, 0, 0 games1863, 0, 0 games
Jul 20261875, 0, 0 games1787, 0, 0 games1863, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261875, 0, 0 games1787, 0, 0 games1863, 0, 0 games
May 20261875, 0, 0 games1787, 0, 0 games1863, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261875, 0, 0 games1787, 0, 0 games1863, 0, 0 games
Mar 20261875, 0, 0 games1787, 0, 0 games1863, 0, 0 games
Feb 20261875, 0, 0 games1787, 0, 0 games1863, 0, 0 games
Jan 20261875, 0, 0 games1787, 0, 0 games1863, 0, 0 games
Dec 20251875, 0, 0 games1787, 0, 0 games1863, 0, 0 games

Form · Classical

oldest → latest

Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 3 games, Jun 23 – Jun 24.

From 99 classical games on record, the latest on Jun 24.

Classical games since the November list

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

Last playedScore
2026 English Schools Chess Championships FinalJun 23 – Jun 24TPR 19302½/4

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

Best wins · Classical

From 85 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2018–2026

#OpponentRating
1, FM Andrew Philip Smith, Aug 2022 · Chessable British Chess Championships 2022: Major Open, 2123
2, Timothy P Seymour, Jul 2022 · 28th 4NCL Congress Open, 2076
3, Alfred Soulier, Jun 2026 · 2026 English Schools Chess Championships Final, 2045

Openings · Classical

From the moves of 40 of 99 classical games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.e4 in 22 of 22 games.

As BlackMeets 1.e4 with 1...c5, and 1.d4 with 1...Nf6.

All openings (4 as White, 2 as Black)
Openings in White gamesGamesScore
Sicilian Defense650%
French Defense475%
Ruy Lopez383%
Scandinavian Defense350%

6 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.

Event timeline · Classical

19 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
202642½18351930
20222312½19061935
202116717101667
202052½16831683
20192010½15891610
20186214521327

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

Rated near Ethan Li · Classical · November list, all players

World

  1. #=148230David Leitritz1875
  2. #=148230Eric Levin1875
  3. #=148230Ethan Li1875
  4. #=148230Sven Lienhard1875
  5. #=148230Johannes Limberg1875

England

  1. #=2334Graeme S M Jenkins1875
  2. #=2334Richard Porter1875
  3. #=2334Ethan Li1875
  4. #=2334Dhruv Easwar1875
  5. #=2334Mark R Priest1875

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