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ENG · 25 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1864 (By Mar 2025)

Best performance: 1863 at Northumbria Masters Blitz(Best of 2025)

World #=33840 live, down 566#33,274 publishedEngland #518Europe #=19021among active players

Blitz rating

1829

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

On FIDE’s list since Mar 2025

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Blitz

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Blitz rating 1845 to 1829 over the last 12 months; peak 1864 by March 2025.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20261934, +17, 8 games1841, 0, 0 games1829, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261917, 0, 0 games1841, 0, 0 games1829, 0, 0 games
Sep 20261917, +34, 9 games1841, 0, 0 games1829, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261883, 0, 0 games1841, 0, 0 games1829, 0, 0 games
Jul 20261883, 0, 0 games1841, 0, 0 games1829, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261883, -6, 3 games1841, 0, 0 games1829, 0, 0 games
May 20261889, +18, 8 games1841, 0, 0 games1829, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261871, -20, 7 games1841, 0, 0 games1829, 0, 0 games
Mar 20261891, +1, 2 games1841, -58, 9 games1829, -16, 9 games
Feb 20261890, +22, 10 games1899, 0, 0 games1845, 0, 0 games
Jan 20261868, 0, 0 games1899, 0, 0 games1845, 0, 0 games
Dec 20251868, 0, 0 games1899, 0, 0 games1845, 0, 0 games

Form · Blitz

oldest → latest

From 33 blitz games on record, the latest on Feb 21.

Blitz games since the November list

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

Last playedScore
2026 British Universities Championship: Blitz AFeb 21TPR 17743/9

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

Best wins · Blitz

From 31 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2025–2026

#OpponentRating
1, CM Nicholas Kowalski Rubiales, Aug 2025 · Northumbria Masters Blitz, 1998
2, Shahjahon Saidmurodov, Feb 2026 · 2026 British Universities Championship: Blitz A, 1886
3, Yutong Liu, Feb 2026 · 2026 British Universities Championship: Blitz A, 1871

Openings · Blitz

From the moves of 9 of 33 blitz games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.e4 in 4 of 5 games.

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

All openings (1 as White)
Openings in White gamesGamesScore
Sicilian Defense367%

2 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.

Event timeline · Blitz

4 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
20269318991774
202522918591794

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

Rated near Mark Waterfield · Blitz

World

  1. #=33840Manuel Fossella1829.0
  2. #=33840Lucien Verin1829.0
  3. #=33840Mark Waterfield1829.0
  4. #=33840Helmut Grau1829.0
  5. #=33840P M Ram Prasad1829.0

England

  1. #=512Joshua Clarke1830.0
  2. #=512Aarjan Khanal1830.0
  3. #518Mark Waterfield1829.0
  4. #=519Emily Maton1828.0
  5. #=519Richard J Johnson1828.0

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