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ENG · 65 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1592 (Jul 2024)

Best performance: 1724 at Burntwood Rapidplay - Intermediate(Best of 2024)

World #=127417 live, down 2147#125,270 publishedEngland #=1741Europe #=64860among active players

Rapid rating

1568

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

On FIDE’s list since Dec 2022

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Rapid

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Rapid rating 1570 to 1568 over the last 12 months; peak 1592 in July 2024.

Official rating by month

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

ListRapid
Nov 20261568, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261568, 0, 0 games
Sep 20261568, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261568, 0, 0 games
Jul 20261568, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261568, 0, 0 games
May 20261568, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261568, 0, 0 games
Mar 20261568, 0, 0 games
Feb 20261568, -2, 5 games
Jan 20261570, 0, 0 games
Dec 20251570, 0, 0 games

Form · Rapid

oldest → latest

Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 3 games, Jan 25.

From 63 rapid games on record, the latest on Jan 25.

Rapid games since the November list

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

Last playedScore
44th Birmingham Rapidplay MinorJan 25TPR 15574½/7

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

Best wins · Rapid

From 20 rated rapid games against rated opponents, 2022–2026

#OpponentRating
1, David P Price, Jun 2024 · Burntwood Rapidplay - Intermediate, 1710
2, Granville Hill, Jun 2024 · Burntwood Rapidplay - Intermediate, 1569
3, Aadharshini Amudhavel, Jan 2026 · 44th Birmingham Rapidplay Minor, 1464

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

Event timeline · Rapid

10 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
202652½15571557
2025201538—
202453½14261575
20235411661406

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

Rated near Nigel Gardner · Rapid

World

  1. #=127417Yassir Hussein Maram1568.0
  2. #=127417Kaiteb Nasser Ali1568.0
  3. #=127417Nigel Gardner1568.0
  4. #=127417Hitesh Parameswaran1568.0
  5. #=127417Aren Keske1568.0

England

  1. #=1741Jack Booker1568.0
  2. #=1741Mihir Sharma1568.0
  3. #=1741Nigel Gardner1568.0
  4. #=1741Magnus Good1568.0
  5. #=1747Rishab Murthy1567.0

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