ENG · 62 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1935 (Dec 2025)
Best performance: 1943 at Amos Burn Memorial Blitz(Best of 2025)
Blitz rating
1872
FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.
On FIDE’s list since Jul 2025
How live ratings are calculated
Rating History · Blitz
Blitz rating 1923 to 1872 over the last 12 months; peak 1935 in December 2025.
Official rating by month
Each month: the rating, its change from the list before, and the rated games FIDE counted.
| List | Classical | Rapid | Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | 1881, -17, 6 games | 1893, 0, 0 games | 1872, 0, 0 games |
| Oct 2026 | 1898, -17, 4 games | 1893, 0, 0 games | 1872, -46, 15 games |
| Sep 2026 | 1915, 0, 0 games | 1893, 0, 0 games | 1918, 0, 0 games |
| Aug 2026 | 1915, 0, 0 games | 1893, 0, 0 games | 1918, 0, 0 games |
| Jul 2026 | 1915, 0, 0 games | 1893, 0, 0 games | 1918, 0, 0 games |
| Jun 2026 | 1915, 0, 0 games | 1893, 0, 0 games | 1918, 0, 0 games |
| May 2026 | 1915, 0, 0 games | 1893, 0, 0 games | 1918, 0, 0 games |
| Apr 2026 | 1915, +10, 1 game | 1893, +8, 9 games | 1918, 0, 0 games |
| Mar 2026 | 1905, 0, 0 games | 1885, -12, 6 games | 1918, 0, 0 games |
| Feb 2026 | 1905, -10, 2 games | 1897, 0, 0 games | 1918, 0, 0 games |
| Jan 2026 | 1915, 0, 0 games | 1897, -11, 6 games | 1918, -17, 7 games |
| Dec 2025 | 1915, -12, 2 games | 1908, 0, 0 games | 1935, +12, 15 games |
Form · Blitz
Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 2 games, Sep 6.
From 44 blitz games on record, the latest on Sep 6.
No rated blitz games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)
| Last played | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 UK Open Blitz Qualifier: NottinghamSep 6TPR 1798 | 6½/15 |
The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.
Best wins · Blitz
From 42 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2025–2026
| # | Opponent | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1, | IM Araz Basim Mohammed S Al-Saffar, Sep 2026 · 2026 UK Open Blitz Qualifier: Nottingham | , 2215 |
| 2, | John G Cooper, Nov 2025 · Amos Burn Memorial Blitz | , 2079* |
| 3, | Tim M Turner, Nov 2025 · Amos Burn Memorial Blitz | , 1986 |
| 4, | Joe Varley, Nov 2025 · Amos Burn Memorial Blitz | , 1838 |
| 5, | Ben Barton, Nov 2025 · Amos Burn Memorial Blitz | , 1818 |
| 6, | David W Stephenson, Nov 2025 · Amos Burn Memorial Blitz | , 1817* |
| 7, | Nikita Liesniak, Sep 2026 · 2026 UK Open Blitz Qualifier: Nottingham | , 1772 |
| 8, | Edison Figueroa, Dec 2025 · 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Team Blitz | , 1763* |
| 9, | Aranan Sivakumar, Dec 2025 · 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Team Blitz | , 1746* |
| 10, | Andrew D Bettley, Nov 2025 · Amos Burn Memorial Blitz | , 1701* |
* No blitz rating yet, so FIDE rates the game at the player's classical rating.
Performance rating by year
| Year | Games | Score | Avg opp | TPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 6½ | 1848 | 1798 |
| 2025 | 27 | 13½ | 1892 | 1892 |
Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.
- Sep 2026Swisschess-results.comBest of 2026Score 6½/15Opp avg 1848Start 1918
- Dec 2025Teamfederation source#2 in 2025Score 4/9Opp avg 1897Start 1935
- Nov 2025Swissfederation sourceBest of 2025Score 9/15Opp avg 1871Start 1923
- Jun 2025Teamfederation source#3 in 2025Score 1½/5Opp avg 1948Start 1942
- 2026 UK Open Blitz Qualifier: Nottingham · Sep 2026 · 6½/15
- 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Team Blitz · Dec 2025 · 4/9
- Amos Burn Memorial Blitz · Nov 2025 · 9/15
- 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Pool B · Jun 2025 · 1½/5
World
- #=27888Robert Kollmann1872.0
- #=27888Frank Haeussler1872.0
- #=27888Kevin C McCarthy1872.0
- #=27888Alan David Capetillo Salas1872.0
- #=27888Alp Orcun Ozcan1872.0
England
- #=416Ved Sudeep Boganadham1872.0
- #=416Gurveen Kapoor1872.0
- #=416Kevin C McCarthy1872.0
- #=419Harris Kaufman1871.0
- #=419Daniel Beifus1871.0
Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.