Top Rapid Chess Players in England 🇬🇧Follow EnglandTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers.
3,880 active players in England by Rapid rating.
#1 Luke J McShane leads with 2,647 — 31 pts ahead of Nikita Vitiugov (2,616).
This month's standout moves (top 100): Supratit Banerjee led all gainers at +112 pts, while Livio Cancedda-Dupuis saw the steepest fall at -44 pts.
Age Group Leaders
U20Royal, ShreyasGMFollow Shreyas RoyalTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.▲132,400U18Royal, ShreyasGMFollow Shreyas RoyalTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.▲132,400U16Banerjee, SupratitFMFollow Supratit BanerjeeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.▲302,35765+Speelman, Jon SGMFollow Jon S SpeelmanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,540
Biggest Movers · 1 month
Among top 100 players
Top Movers
Banerjee, SupratitFMFollow Supratit BanerjeeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,357
+112Shearsby, JudeFMFollow Jude ShearsbyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,223
+93Sivanandan, BodhanaFMFollow Bodhana SivanandanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,247
+58Flop Movers
Cancedda-Dupuis, LivioFollow Livio Cancedda-DupuisTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,330
-44Badacsonyi, StanleyFMFollow Stanley BadacsonyiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,323
-35Buckley, Graeme NIMFollow Graeme N BuckleyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,191
-32HISTORIC ENGLAND #1 · 2001 → 2026
6 distinct leaders across 25 yearsHover a segment for details
20012007201420202026
Adams21y · 6 reignsVitiugov2y · 4 reignsHowell2y · 7 reignsShort5moMcShane4mo · 2 reignsJones2mo
Avg. top 10
Rapid · Active · vs 1 month
2,580-3
Avg. top 100
Rapid · Active · vs 1 month
2,330+1
Active players
Active · vs 1 month
3,880-220
Rankings
Rapid · Active · vs 1 month
# | Player | Standard | Rapid↓ | Blitz | Δ 1M | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | McShane, Luke JGM · 42 yrsFollow Luke J McShaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2597 | 2647 | 2594 | 0 | 0 |
2▲1 | Vitiugov, NikitaGM · 39 yrsFollow Nikita VitiugovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2667 | 2616 | 2586 | 0 | 0 |
3▼1 | Adams, MichaelGM · 55 yrsFollow Michael AdamsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2629 | 2614 | 2695 | −24 | 8 |
4 | Howell, David W LGM · 36 yrsFollow David W L HowellTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2665 | 2613 | 2574 | 0 | 0 |
5 | Maroroa Jones, Gawain C BGM · 39 yrsFollow Gawain C B Maroroa JonesTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2639 | 2604 | 2642 | −4 | 10 |
6 | Pert, NicholasGM · 45 yrsFollow Nicholas PertTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2504 | 2600 | 2517 | 0 | 0 |
7 | Speelman, Jon SGM · 70 yrsFollow Jon S SpeelmanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2489 | 2540 | 2449 | 0 | 0 |
8 | Nunn, John D MGM · 71 yrsFollow John D M NunnTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2514 | 2536 | 2490 | 0 | 0 |
9 | Short, Nigel DGM · 61 yrsFollow Nigel D ShortTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2587 | 2535 | 2528 | 0 | 0 |
10 | Ghasi, Ameet KGM · 39 yrsFollow Ameet K GhasiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2502 | 2496 | 2515 | 0 | 0 |
11 | Watson, William NGM · 64 yrsFollow William N WatsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2468 | 2492 | 2421 | 0 | 0 |
12 | Eggleston, David JIM · 39 yrsFollow David J EgglestonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2347 | 2474 | 2281 | 0 | 0 |
13▲1 | Gordon, Stephen JGM · 40 yrsFollow Stephen J GordonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2451 | 2469 | 2466 | 0 | 0 |
14▲1 | Parker, Jonathan FGM · 50 yrsFollow Jonathan F ParkerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2499 | 2468 | 2500 | 0 | 0 |
15▲1 | Williams, Simon KGM · 47 yrsFollow Simon K WilliamsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2451 | 2467 | 2389 | 0 | 0 |
16▲1 | Pert, Richard GIM · 45 yrsFollow Richard G PertTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2410 | 2459 | 2431 | 0 | 0 |
17▲1 | Zhou, Yang-FanIM · 32 yrsFollow Yang-Fan ZhouTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2390 | 2454 | 2429 | 0 | 0 |
18▲1 | Harvey, Marcus RIM · 30 yrsFollow Marcus R HarveyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2446 | 2450 | 2446 | 0 | 0 |
19▼6 | Gormally, Daniel WGM · 50 yrsFollow Daniel W GormallyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2376 | 2449 | 2504 | −20 | 11 |
20 | Plaskett, H JamesGM · 66 yrsFollow H James PlaskettTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2308 | 2441 | 2405 | 0 | 0 |
21▲1 | Haria, RaviGM · 27 yrsFollow Ravi HariaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2490 | 2422 | 2422 | 0 | 0 |
22▲1 | Rendle, Thomas EIM · 40 yrsFollow Thomas E RendleTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2368 | 2404 | 2423 | 0 | 0 |
23▲1 | Kosten, Anthony C.GM · 68 yrsFollow Anthony C. KostenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2374 | 2402 | — | 0 | 0 |
24▲13 | Royal, ShreyasGM · 17 yrsFollow Shreyas RoyalTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2515 | 2400 | 2480 | +39 | 11 |
25▼4 | Wells, Peter KGM · 61 yrsFollow Peter K WellsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2318 | 2398 | 2359 | −28 | 16 |
26▼1 | Davies, Nigel RGM · 66 yrsFollow Nigel R DaviesTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2290 | 2393 | — | 0 | 0 |
27▼1 | Conquest, Stuart CGM · 59 yrsFollow Stuart C ConquestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2506 | 2391 | 2382 | 0 | 0 |
28▲1 | Clarke, Brandon G IIM · 31 yrsFollow Brandon G I ClarkeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2469 | 2385 | 2448 | 0 | 0 |
29▼1 | Emms, John MGM · 59 yrsFollow John M EmmsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2419 | 2385 | — | 0 | 0 |
30▲1 | Haydon, David LFM · 38 yrsFollow David L HaydonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2298 | 2376 | 2336 | 0 | 0 |
31▼4 | Bates, Richard AIM · 47 yrsFollow Richard A BatesTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2283 | 2374 | 2268 | −16 | 11 |
32▲1 | Fernandez, Daniel HowardGM · 31 yrsFollow Daniel Howard FernandezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2528 | 2374 | 2428 | 0 | 0 |
33▲1 | Wadsworth, Matthew JGM · 26 yrsFollow Matthew J WadsworthTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2532 | 2369 | 2214 | 0 | 0 |
34▲1 | Kirk, EzraIM · 30 yrsFollow Ezra KirkTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2381 | 2369 | 2201 | 0 | 0 |
35▲1 | Ledger, Andrew JIM · 57 yrsFollow Andrew J LedgerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2299 | 2366 | 2294 | 0 | 0 |
36▼6 | Hebden, Mark LGM · 68 yrsFollow Mark L HebdenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2353 | 2358 | 2436 | −20 | 11 |
37▲30 | Banerjee, SupratitFM · 12 yrsFollow Supratit BanerjeeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2323 | 2357 | 2370 | +112 | 11 |
38▲1 | Mladenov, PlamenIM · 39 yrsFollow Plamen MladenovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2359 | 2355 | 2274 | 0 | 0 |
39▲1 | Flear, Glenn CGM · 67 yrsFollow Glenn C FlearTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2328 | 2347 | 2321 | −6 | 9 |
40▲1 | Roberson, Peter TIM · 37 yrsFollow Peter T RobersonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2431 | 2335 | 2307 | −7 | 11 |
41▼9 | Cancedda-Dupuis, Livio · 16 yrsFollow Livio Cancedda-DupuisTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2250 | 2330 | 2321 | −44 | 10 |
42 | Cooksey, Paul SFM · 55 yrsFollow Paul S CookseyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2205 | 2329 | — | 0 | 0 |
43 | Ansell, Simon TIM · 51 yrsFollow Simon T AnsellTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2303 | 2327 | 2359 | 0 | 0 |
44 | Balaji, AaravamudhanIM · 21 yrsFollow Aaravamudhan BalajiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2301 | 2326 | 2340 | 0 | 0 |
45 | Ady, Jonathan J.FM · 67 yrsFollow Jonathan J. AdyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2343 | 2323 | 2326 | 0 | 0 |
46▼8 | Badacsonyi, StanleyFM · 17 yrsFollow Stanley BadacsonyiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2288 | 2323 | 2474 | −35 | 11 |
47▼1 | Rogers, Jonathan WFM · 54 yrsFollow Jonathan W RogersTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2336 | 2319 | — | 0 | 0 |
48▼1 | Grieve, HarryIM · 25 yrsFollow Harry GrieveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2493 | 2316 | 2324 | 0 | 0 |
49▼1 | Cox, John JIM · 64 yrsFollow John J CoxTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2250 | 2308 | 2322 | 0 | 0 |
50 | Arkell, Keith CGM · 65 yrsFollow Keith C ArkellTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2390 | 2306 | 2226 | 0 | 0 |
51▼2 | Jackson, James PIM · 35 yrsFollow James P JacksonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2375 | 2301 | 2308 | −7 | 11 |
52▼1 | Taylor, Martin RFM · 45 yrsFollow Martin R TaylorTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2329 | 2299 | — | 0 | 0 |
53▼1 | Ashton, Adam GFM · 46 yrsFollow Adam G AshtonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2258 | 2296 | 2163 | 0 | 0 |
54▼1 | Cherniaev, AlexanderGM · 57 yrsFollow Alexander CherniaevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2268 | 2296 | 2603 | 0 | 0 |
55 | Longson, AlexanderFM · 44 yrsFollow Alexander LongsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2214 | 2288 | 2233 | 0 | 0 |
56▼2 | Pein, MalcolmIM · 66 yrsFollow Malcolm PeinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2243 | 2288 | 2144 | 0 | 0 |
57 | Hunt, Harriet VIM · 48 yrsFollow Harriet V HuntTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2295 | 2283 | 2216 | +8 | 11 |
58▼2 | Houska, JovankaIM · 46 yrsFollow Jovanka HouskaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2297 | 2281 | 2315 | 0 | 0 |
59▼1 | Lohia, SohumIM · 17 yrsFollow Sohum LohiaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2404 | 2275 | 2321 | 0 | 0 |
60▼1 | Kalavannan, KobyFM · 24 yrsFollow Koby KalavannanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2259 | 2272 | 2260 | 0 | 0 |
61▼1 | Willow, Jonah BIM · 24 yrsFollow Jonah B WillowTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2452 | 2271 | 2368 | 0 | 0 |
62▼1 | Pigott, John CIM · 69 yrsFollow John C PigottTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2255 | 2266 | — | 0 | 0 |
63▼1 | Carleton, John J · 78 yrsFollow John J CarletonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2117 | 2263 | — | 0 | 0 |
64▼1 | Lewis, Andrew PFM · 66 yrsFollow Andrew P LewisTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2219 | 2261 | 2257 | 0 | 0 |
65▲7 | Bowcott-Terry, Finlay · 21 yrsFollow Finlay Bowcott-TerryTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2257 | 2260 | 2203 | +17 | 11 |
66▼2 | Southcott-Moyers, IndyFM · 18 yrsFollow Indy Southcott-MoyersTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2230 | 2259 | 2270 | +1 | 6 |
67▼2 | McPhillips, JosephIM · 29 yrsFollow Joseph McPhillipsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2382 | 2252 | 2241 | 0 | 0 |
68▼2 | Merry, Alan BIM · 30 yrsFollow Alan B MerryTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2403 | 2249 | 2340 | 0 | 0 |
69▲25 | Sivanandan, BodhanaFM · 11 yrsFollow Bodhana SivanandanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2366 | 2247 | 2307 | +58 | 11 |
70▼1 | Derakhshani, BornaFM · 24 yrsFollow Borna DerakhshaniTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2340 | 2245 | 2312 | 0 | 0 |
71▼3 | Duncan, Chris RFM · 56 yrsFollow Chris R DuncanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2185 | 2245 | 2078 | 0 | 0 |
72▼2 | York-Weaving, RichardFM · 32 yrsFollow Richard York-WeavingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2320 | 2243 | 2243 | 0 | 0 |
73▼2 | Townsend, M Paul · 66 yrsFollow M Paul TownsendTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2153 | 2243 | 2151 | 0 | 0 |
74▼1 | Rudd, JackIM · 47 yrsFollow Jack RuddTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2248 | 2241 | 2363 | 0 | 0 |
75▼1 | Osborne, Marcus E · 51 yrsFollow Marcus E OsborneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2115 | 2237 | — | 0 | 0 |
76▼1 | Mooney, David Paul · 70 yrsFollow David Paul MooneyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2246 | 2233 | 2228 | 0 | 0 |
77▲16 | Khoury, TheoFM · 16 yrsFollow Theo KhouryTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2263 | 2232 | 2170 | +43 | 10 |
78▼2 | Claridge-Hansen, WilliamFM · 27 yrsFollow William Claridge-HansenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2389 | 2231 | 2200 | 0 | 0 |
79▼2 | Bisby, Daniel LFM · 48 yrsFollow Daniel L BisbyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2266 | 2230 | 2260 | 0 | 0 |
80▼2 | Granat, Russell G · 66 yrsFollow Russell G GranatTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2107 | 2228 | — | 0 | 0 |
81▼2 | Beaumont, Chris RIM · 74 yrsFollow Chris R BeaumontTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2112 | 2227 | 2021 | 0 | 0 |
82▲47 | Shearsby, JudeFM · 16 yrsFollow Jude ShearsbyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2289 | 2223 | 2261 | +93 | 11 |
83▼2 | Ledger, Dave JFM · 59 yrsFollow Dave J LedgerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2126 | 2221 | — | 0 | 0 |
84▼2 | Cumming, RhysFM · 32 yrsFollow Rhys CummingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2318 | 2220 | 2145 | 0 | 0 |
85▼2 | Webb, Richard MFM · 64 yrsFollow Richard M WebbTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2179 | 2214 | 2141 | 0 | 0 |
86▲16 | Large, Peter GIM · 70 yrsFollow Peter G LargeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2183 | 2210 | 2162 | +37 | 23 |
87▼3 | Golding, AlexIM · 23 yrsFollow Alex GoldingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2389 | 2206 | 2381 | 0 | 0 |
88▼3 | Purton, Ben JFM · 40 yrsFollow Ben J PurtonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2142 | 2204 | 2096 | 0 | 0 |
89▼3 | Wall, Tim PFM · 60 yrsFollow Tim P WallTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2196 | 2198 | 2192 | 0 | 0 |
90▼3 | Dunn, AndrewCM · 59 yrsFollow Andrew DunnTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2037 | 2196 | — | 0 | 0 |
91▼3 | Sali, Zulfikar · 51 yrsFollow Zulfikar SaliTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2103 | 2194 | — | 0 | 0 |
92▲24 | Vaidyanathan, AdithyaFM · 14 yrsFollow Adithya VaidyanathanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2310 | 2194 | 2117 | +38 | 11 |
93▼4 | Brooks, Phil J · 66 yrsFollow Phil J BrooksTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2134 | 2193 | — | 0 | 0 |
94▼4 | Shirinyan, DanielCM · 20 yrsFollow Daniel ShirinyanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2298 | 2193 | 2167 | 0 | 0 |
95▼15 | Buckley, Graeme NIM · 55 yrsFollow Graeme N BuckleyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2259 | 2191 | 2197 | −32 | 11 |
96▼5 | Moreby, JamesFM · 24 yrsFollow James MorebyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2322 | 2190 | 2206 | 0 | 0 |
97▼5 | Merriman, JohnFM · 52 yrsFollow John MerrimanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2242 | 2189 | 2187 | 0 | 0 |
98▼3 | Spence, David J · 48 yrsFollow David J SpenceTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2156 | 2186 | 2200 | 0 | 0 |
99▼3 | Baker, Chris WIM · 68 yrsFollow Chris W BakerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2173 | 2182 | — | 0 | 0 |
100▼2 | Stoyanov, ViktorFM · 23 yrsFollow Viktor StoyanovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2236 | 2181 | 2218 | 0 | 0 |
Rating distribution
Rapid · Active
12-month evolution
Rapid · Active
Titled players — 196
Active · vs 1 month
Open
GM30
18%
IM36+1
21%
FM63+1
37%
CM41+1
24%
Women
WGM5
19%
WIM1-1
4%
WFM15
58%
WCM5
19%
AGE PYRAMID · ENGLAND ACTIVE PLAYERS
Active players by age band · Open vs Women
Open
Women
626U20107
50620-3433
36435-4922
50250-6414
52765+10
2,525 open players186 women players