ENG · 25 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1884 (Oct 2025)
Best performance: 1957 at 2026 UK Open Blitz Qualifier: London 3 (Golders Green)(Best of 2026)
Blitz rating
1857
FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.
On FIDE’s list since Oct 2019
How live ratings are calculated
Rating History · Blitz
Blitz rating 1884 to 1857 over the last 12 months; peak 1884 in October 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 | 1969, 0, 0 games | 1862, 0, 0 games | 1857, 0, 0 games |
| Oct 2026 | 1969, 0, 0 games | 1862, 0, 0 games | 1857, -14, 26 games |
| Sep 2026 | 1969, +17, 6 games | 1862, 0, 0 games | 1871, 0, 0 games |
| Aug 2026 | 1952, +34, 8 games | 1862, 0, 0 games | 1871, 0, 7 games |
| Jul 2026 | 1918, +7, 9 games | 1862, 0, 0 games | 1871, -9, 8 games |
| Jun 2026 | 1911, 0, 0 games | 1862, 0, 0 games | 1880, +1, 8 games |
| May 2026 | 1911, 0, 0 games | 1862, 0, 0 games | 1879, +21, 15 games |
| Apr 2026 | 1911, -1, 0 games | 1862, 0, 0 games | 1858, +1, 0 games |
| Mar 2026 | 1912, +1, 0 games | 1862, 0, 0 games | 1857, 0, 0 games |
| Feb 2026 | 1911, -1, 0 games | 1862, 0, 0 games | 1857, 0, 0 games |
| Jan 2026 | 1912, 0, 0 games | 1862, 0, 0 games | 1857, -27, 26 games |
| Dec 2025 | 1912, +1, 0 games | 1862, +38, 7 games | 1884, 0, 0 games |
Form · Blitz
Unbeaten in the last 4 games (3 wins, 1 draw), since Sep 19. That is the longest unbeaten run of 2026.
From 162 blitz games on record, the latest on Sep 19.
No rated blitz games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)
| Last played | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 UK Open Blitz Qualifier: London 3 (Golders Green)Sep 19TPR 1957 | 8½/15 |
The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.
Best wins · Blitz
From 137 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2019–2026
| # | Opponent | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1, | Richard Farleigh, Sep 2026 · 2026 UK Open Blitz Qualifier: London 3 (Golders Green) | , 2181* |
| 2, | IM Chris R Beaumont, Oct 2023 · 2023 UK Open Blitz - South West Qualifier | , 2158 |
| 3, | Haroon Majeed, Apr 2026 · 2nd Stoke Gifford Blitz inc. 7th Bristol League Championship - Open | , 2031 |
| 3, | Calin-Andrei Tiron, Dec 2025 · 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Blitz 5 | , 2031 |
| 5, | Colin Davis, Sep 2025 · 2025 UK Open Blitz: Bristol Qualifier | , 1965 |
| 6, | Devan Patel, Feb 2025 · 2025 British Universities Championship: Blitz A | , 1951 |
| 7, | CM Amoako Philip Selikem Yao, Sep 2025 · 2025 UK Open Blitz: Bristol Qualifier | , 1916 |
| 8, | Vincent Sagues, Dec 2025 · 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Blitz 5 | , 1913 |
| 9, | Michael T Harris, Sep 2025 · 2025 UK Open Blitz: Bristol Qualifier | , 1907 |
| 10, | Han-sen Choong, Nov 2025 · 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Blitz 3 | , 1900 |
* No blitz rating yet, so FIDE rates the game at the player's classical rating.
Openings · Blitz
From the moves of 18 of 162 blitz games on record.
As WhiteOpens 1.d4 in 8 of 11 games, 1.e4 in 3.
As BlackMeets 1.e4 with 1...d5.
All openings (1 as White, 1 as Black)
| Openings in White games | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Defense | 3 | 100% |
8 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.
Against 1.e4: 1...d5 in 5.
| Openings in Black games | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Scandinavian Defense | 5 | 60% |
2 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.
Performance rating by month
| Month | Games | Score | Avg opp | TPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 26 | 11½ | 1909 | 1866 |
| Jul 2026 | 7 | 3½ | 1868 | 1868 |
| Jun 2026 | 8 | 3½ | 1883 | 1840 |
| May 2026 | 8 | 3 | 1981 | 1894 |
| Apr 2026 | 15 | 8 | 1885 | 1906 |
| Dec 2025 | 9 | 5 | 1865 | 1908 |
| Nov 2025 | 17 | 9½ | 1750 | 1793 |
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 8½/15Opp avg 1928Start 1871
- Sep 2026Swisschess-results.com#6 in 2026Score 7/15Opp avg 1887Start 1871
- Jul 2026Swisschess-results.com#4 in 2026Score 5½/9Opp avg 1868Start 1871
- Jun 2026Swisschess-results.com#5 in 2026Score 4½/9Opp avg 1883Start 1880
- May 2026Swisschess-results.com#3 in 2026Score 4/9Opp avg 1981Start 1879
- Apr 2026Swisschess-results.com#2 in 2026Score 8/15Opp avg 1885Start 1858
- Dec 2025Swissfederation sourceBest of 2025Score 5/9Opp avg 1865Start 1884
- Nov 2025Swissfederation source#5 in 2025Score 5/9Opp avg 1652Start 1884
- 2026 UK Open Blitz Qualifier: London 3 (Golders Green) · Sep 2026 · 8½/15
- 2026 UK Open Blitz Qualifier: London 1 (Harrow) · Sep 2026 · 7/15
- Brainstormchess FIDE Blitz Grand Prix 2026 - 8th Blitz - 29th July · Jul 2026 · 5½/9
- Brainstormchess FIDE Blitz Grand Prix 2026 - 5th Blitz - 17th June · Jun 2026 · 4½/9
- Brainstormchess FIDE Blitz Grand Prix 2026 - 3rd Blitz - 20th May · May 2026 · 4/9
- 2nd Stoke Gifford Blitz inc. 7th Bristol League Championship - Open · Apr 2026 · 8/15
- 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Blitz 5 · Dec 2025 · 5/9
- 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Blitz 4 · Nov 2025 · 5/9
- 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Blitz 3 · Nov 2025 · 5½/9
- 2025 UK Open Blitz: Bristol Qualifier · Sep 2025 · 8½/15
- 2025 British Universities Championship: Blitz A · Feb 2025 · 4/9
- 2024 British Universities Championship: Blitz · Feb 2024 · 4½/9
- 2023 UK Open Blitz - South West Qualifier · Oct 2023 · 6½/15
- UK Blitz Regional Qualifying Events Birmingham · Sep 2019 · 6/15
World
- #=29816Manfred Lachmayer1857.0
- #=29816Jaafar Shlaka Saeed1857.0
- #=29816Cameron Davis1857.0
- #=29816David Magana Morales1857.0
- #=29816Doruk Irtes1857.0
England
- #441John R Sharp1857.4
- #=442Rishi Patel1857.0
- #=442Cameron Davis1857.0
- #=444Vladimir Severov1856.0
- #=444WIM Natasha K Regan1856.0
Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.