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ENG · 63 yrs · K=20 · Peak 2155 (Aug 2022)

Best performance: 2251 at 57th Hull Congress Open(Best of 2021)

World #=17145 live, down 287#16,858 publishedEngland #=275Europe #=12442among active players

Classical rating

2087

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

On FIDE’s list since Sep 2018

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Classical

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Classical rating 2079 to 2087 over the last 12 months; peak 2155 in August 2022.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20262087, +8, 4 games2062, 0, 0 games2044, 0, 0 games
Oct 20262079, -4, 5 games2062, 0, 0 games2044, 0, 0 games
Sep 20262083, 0, 0 games2062, 0, 0 games2044, 0, 0 games
Aug 20262083, 0, 0 games2062, 0, 0 games2044, 0, 0 games
Jul 20262083, 0, 0 games2062, 0, 0 games2044, 0, 0 games
Jun 20262083, 0, 0 games2062, 0, 0 games2044, 0, 0 games
May 20262083, 0, 0 games2062, 0, 0 games2044, 0, 0 games
Apr 20262083, 0, 0 games2062, 0, 0 games2044, 0, 0 games
Mar 20262083, 0, 0 games2062, 0, 0 games2044, 0, 0 games
Feb 20262083, 0, 0 games2062, +15, 6 games2044, 0, 0 games
Jan 20262083, 0, 0 games2047, 0, 0 games2044, 0, 0 games
Dec 20252083, +4, 1 game2047, 0, 0 games2044, 14 games

Form · Classical

oldest → latest

Unbeaten in the last 6 games (3 wins, 3 draws), since Sep 27. That is the longest unbeaten run of 2026.

From 54 classical games on record, the latest on Oct 25.

Classical games since the November list

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

Show gamesLast playedScore
Scarborough Congress and Club Championship 2026 - OpenOct 23 – Oct 25TPR 21583/4

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

Best wins · Classical

From 53 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2018–2026

#OpponentRating
1, GM Mark L Hebden, Oct 2021 · 57th Hull Congress Open, 2455
2, FM Charles H Storey, Jul 2022 · ECF 2022 Counties Championship Open - 2022 Final, 2178
3, FM Andrew Philip Smith, Jul 2018 · 105th British Championships Major Open, 2102

Openings · Classical

From the moves of 27 of 54 classical games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.e4 in 8 of 12 games, 1.c4 in 4.

As BlackMeets 1.e4 with 1...c5, and 1.d4 with 1...d5.

All openings (3 as White, 2 as Black)
Openings in White gamesGamesScore
Caro-Kann Defense30%
English Opening333%
Sicilian Defense350%

3 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.

Event timeline · Classical

13 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
202695½20152095
20256319901990
20237518832041
2022117½19602093
20215321792251
20195320492121
2018106½20242134

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

Rated near John G Cooper · Classical

World

  1. #=17145Wolfgang Vandre2087.0
  2. #=17145Dhrupad Kashyap2087.0
  3. #=17145John G Cooper2087.0
  4. #=17145Revlin Ram R H2087.0
  5. #=17145Antti Kahri2087.0

England

  1. #=273Haran Rasalingam2088.0
  2. #=275Cliff R Chandler2087.0
  3. #=275John G Cooper2087.0
  4. #=277Michael C Truran2086.0
  5. #=277Alan Agnew2086.0

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