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ENG · 55 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1624 (Mar 2024, includes FIDE’s rating adjustment)

Best performance: 1503 at 2025 British Rapidplay Championship(Best of 2025)

World #=108306 live, down 1943#106,363 publishedEngland #=1481Europe #=56513among active players

Rapid rating

1613

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

On FIDE’s list since Oct 2018

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Rapid

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Rapid rating 1605 to 1613 over the last 12 months; peak 1624 in March 2024.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalRapid
Nov 20261670, 0, 0 games1613, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261670, 0, 0 games1613, 0, 0 games
Sep 20261670, 0, 0 games1613, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261670, 0, 0 games1613, 0, 0 games
Jul 20261670, 0, 0 games1613, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261670, 0, 0 games1613, 0, 0 games
May 20261670, 0, 0 games1613, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261670, 0, 0 games1613, 0, 0 games
Mar 20261670, 0, 0 games1613, +8, 1 game
Feb 20261670, 0, 0 games1605, 0, 0 games
Jan 20261670, 0, 0 games1605, 0, 0 games
Dec 20251670, 0, 0 games1605, 0, 0 games

Form · Rapid

oldest → latest

Unbeaten in the last 3 games (3 wins), since Feb 1. That is the longest unbeaten run of 2026.

From 70 rapid games on record, the latest on Feb 1.

Rapid games since the November list

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

Show gamesLast playedScore
Norfolk FIDE Rated Rapidplay Congress 2026 - ChallengersFeb 15/6

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

Best wins · Rapid

From 40 rated rapid games against rated opponents, 2018–2026

#OpponentRating
1, Kai Dhamari, Feb 2026 · Norfolk FIDE Rated Rapidplay Congress 2026 - Challengers, 1548
2, Rene Butler, Mar 2025 · 2025 British Rapidplay Championship, 1460
3, Ben Steyn, Oct 2018 · 12th Golders Green FIDE Rapid Chess Improvers, 1320

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

Openings · Rapid

From the moves of 8 of 70 rapid games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.d4 in 4 of 4 games.

All openings (1 as White)
Openings in White gamesGamesScore
Indian Defense333%

1 more game in an opening played fewer than 3 times.

Event timeline · Rapid

11 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
2026111548—
20257118121503
2019148½12681348
2018187½12861229

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

Rated near David C May · Rapid

World

  1. #=108306Subhasmitha Sahoo1613.0
  2. #=108306Atamjeet Singh1613.0
  3. #=108306David C May1613.0
  4. #=108306Ridha Hayder Mohmmed Mohammed1613.0
  5. #=108306Aryahi Bhattacharya1613.0

England

  1. #=1481Lexin Tao1613.0
  2. #=1481Kamlesh Karia1613.0
  3. #=1481David C May1613.0
  4. #=1485Ryan Chattopadhyay1612.0
  5. #=1485Djuna Tree1612.0

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

David C May: Live FIDE Rating 1670