IM Richard A Bates

Country

ENG

Birth Year

1979 (Age ≈47)

Gender

M

Title

International Master

FIDE ID

403555

FIDE ratings

2286.6 -0.4

Classical

Live rating

2374

Rapid

Published FIDE

2268

Blitz

Published FIDE

Official classical ranks

World rank
#4515
National rank · ENG
#73

Active players · Oct 2026 FIDE list ⓘ

FIDE rating history

Highest recorded rating
2397 Oct 2017
Recorded years
2001–2026
Archived games
566

Based on available monthly lists and saved games.

Live rankings

ECF ratings

English rankings

ECF code 101997B · Hackney · Latest available list 2026-10-01

2348Standard
2288Rapid
2140Blitz · Provisional

ECF rating history

Revised published ratings. Pre-July 2020 grades use a separate scale.

Published lists
DateTypeScaleOriginalRevised
2026-10-01blitzrating21402140
2026-10-01rapidrating22882288
2026-10-01standardrating23482348
2026-09-01blitzrating21402140
2026-09-01rapidrating22882288
2026-09-01standardrating23432343
2026-08-01blitzrating21402140
2026-08-01rapidrating22882288
2026-08-01standardrating23532353
2026-07-01blitzrating21402140
2026-07-01rapidrating22882288
2026-07-01standardrating23422342
2026-06-01blitzrating21402140
2026-06-01rapidrating22882288
2026-06-01standardrating23182318
2026-05-01blitzrating21402140
2026-05-01rapidrating22882288
2026-05-01standardrating22852285
2026-04-01blitzrating21402140
2026-04-01rapidrating22882288
2026-04-01standardrating22832283
2026-03-01blitzrating21402140
2026-03-01rapidrating23252325
2026-03-01standardrating22942294
2026-02-01rapidrating23252325
2026-02-01standardrating23242324
2026-01-01rapidrating23252325
2026-01-01standardrating23252325
2025-12-01rapidrating23252325
2025-12-01standardrating23372337
2025-11-01rapidrating23252325
2025-11-01standardrating23202320
2025-10-01rapidrating23252325
2025-10-01standardrating23072307
2025-09-01rapidrating23252325
2025-09-01standardrating23072307
2025-08-01rapidrating23252325
2025-08-01standardrating23072307
2025-07-01rapidrating23252325
2025-07-01standardrating23172317
2025-06-01rapidrating23252325
2025-06-01standardrating23212321
2025-05-01rapidrating23252325
2025-05-01standardrating23082308
2025-04-01rapidrating23252325
2025-04-01standardrating23512351
2025-03-01rapidrating23252325
2025-03-01standardrating23582358
2025-02-01rapidrating23252325
2025-02-01standardrating23652367

FIDE rating history

Published rating lists through Oct 2026.

View rating lists
Available Games

Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-10-20 (UTC).

Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).

# Date Event Site Round White Black Result Moves View
401 2016-03-25 60th Southend Easter 2016 Southend ENG 2.12 David J Whitehead Richard A Bates 0-1 33 Open
402 2016-03-25 60th Southend Easter 2016 Southend ENG 1.9 Richard A Bates Maurice J Staples 1/2-1/2 42 Open
403 2016-03-20 4NCL 2015-16 Birmingham ENG 8.115 David J Eggleston Richard A Bates 0-1 64 Open
404 2016-03-19 4NCL 2015-16 Birmingham ENG 7.175 Richard A Bates Charles Pickard 1/2-1/2 48 Open
405 2016-02-21 Bunratty Masters 2016 Bunratty IRL 6.3 Richard A Bates Simon K Williams 1-0 48 Open
406 2016-02-21 Bunratty Masters 2016 Bunratty IRL 5.5 Alexander Baburin Richard A Bates 1/2-1/2 36 Open
407 2016-02-20 Bunratty Masters 2016 Bunratty IRL 4.9 Bart Van der Zwet Richard A Bates 0-1 40 Open
408 2016-02-20 Bunratty Masters 2016 Bunratty IRL 3.9 Richard A Bates Kieran Moynihan 1-0 39 Open
409 2016-02-20 Bunratty Masters 2016 Bunratty IRL 2.3 Oleg Korneev Richard A Bates 1-0 37 Open
410 2016-02-19 Bunratty Masters 2016 Bunratty IRL 1.14 Richard A Bates Gerard MacElligott 1-0 25 Open
411 2016-02-14 4NCL 2015-16 Birmingham ENG 6.174 Richard A Bates Tim Kett 1/2-1/2 33 Open
412 2016-02-13 4NCL 2015-16 Birmingham ENG 5.164 Samuel G Williams Richard A Bates 1-0 35 Open
413 2016-01-24 4NCL 2015-16 Birmingham ENG 4.165 Ollie Willson Richard A Bates 1/2-1/2 22 Open
414 2016-01-23 4NCL 2015-16 Birmingham ENG 3.155 Richard A Bates Mark L Hebden 0-1 49 Open
415 2016-01-05 Hastings Masters 2015-16 Hastings ENG 9.7 Oleg M Romanishin Richard A Bates 1/2-1/2 18 Open
416 2016-01-04 Hastings Masters 2015-16 Hastings ENG 8.13 David Gluckman Richard A Bates 0-1 27 Open
417 2016-01-03 Hastings Masters 2015-16 Hastings ENG 7.17 Richard A Bates Tim Kett 1-0 29 Open
418 2016-01-02 Hastings Masters 2015-16 Hastings ENG 6.12 Dave J Ledger Richard A Bates 1-0 41 Open
419 2016-01-01 Hastings Masters 2015-16 Hastings ENG 5.8 Richard A Bates Glenn C Flear 1/2-1/2 77 Open
420 2015-12-31 Hastings Masters 2015-16 Hastings ENG 4.18 Rasa Norinkeviciute Richard A Bates 0-1 36 Open
421 2015-12-30 Hastings Masters 2015-16 Hastings ENG 3.12 Richard A Bates Ollie Willson 1/2-1/2 35 Open
422 2015-12-29 Hastings Masters 2015-16 Hastings ENG 2.7 Tamas Jr. Fodor Richard A Bates 1-0 59 Open
423 2015-12-28 Hastings Masters 2015-16 Hastings ENG 1.19 Richard A Bates Craig Norton 1-0 28 Open
424 2015-12-11 London Classic Open 2015 London ENG 9.37 Etan Ilfeld Richard A Bates 0-1 40 Open
425 2015-12-10 London Classic Open 2015 London ENG 8.23 Richard A Bates Mads Andersen 0-1 36 Open
426 2015-12-09 London Classic Open 2015 London ENG 7.2 Jonny Hector Richard A Bates 1/2-1/2 63 Open
427 2015-12-08 London Classic Open 2015 London ENG 6.35 Alistair Hill Richard A Bates 0-1 54 Open
428 2015-12-07 London Classic Open 2015 London ENG 5.5 Richard A Bates Ivan J Myall 1-0 39 Open
429 2015-12-06 London Classic Open 2015 London ENG 4.52 Toni Riedener Richard A Bates 1/2-1/2 42 Open
430 2015-12-05 London Classic Open 2015 London ENG 3.23 Richard A Bates Benjamin Bok 0-1 58 Open
431 2015-12-05 London Classic Open 2015 London ENG 2.2 Tigran Gharamian Richard A Bates 1/2-1/2 67 Open
432 2015-12-04 London Classic Open 2015 London ENG 1.59 Richard A Bates Chris B Rice 1-0 81 Open
433 2015-11-15 4NCL 2015-16 Birmingham ENG 2.175 Martin R Taylor Richard A Bates 0-1 29 Open
434 2015-11-14 4NCL 2015-16 Birmingham ENG 1.165 Richard A Bates Richard York-Weaving 1/2-1/2 27 Open
435 2015-10-24 31st ECC Open 2015 Skopje MKD 7.18 Andrea Amato Richard A Bates 1/2-1/2 54 Open
436 2015-10-23 31st ECC Open 2015 Skopje MKD 6.15 Frederic Decoster Richard A Bates 1/2-1/2 47 Open
437 2015-10-22 31st ECC Open 2015 Skopje MKD 5.12 Olivier Renet Richard A Bates 1-0 45 Open
438 2015-10-21 31st ECC Open 2015 Skopje MKD 4.16 Richard A Bates Oskar Bjarnason 1-0 41 Open
439 2015-10-19 31st ECC Open 2015 Skopje MKD 2.16 Lassi Linnanen Richard A Bates 1/2-1/2 42 Open
440 2015-10-18 31st ECC Open 2015 Skopje MKD 1.3 Richard A Bates Dmitry Andreikin 0-1 45 Open
441 2015-05-04 4NCL 2014-15 Hinckley Island ENG 11.5 Ben D M Savage Richard A Bates 1/2-1/2 36 Open
442 2015-05-04 4NCL 2014-15 Hinckley Island ENG 11.135 Ben D M Savage Richard A Bates 1/2-1/2 36 Open
443 2015-05-03 4NCL 2014-15 Hinckley Island ENG 10.136 Peter J Batchelor Richard A Bates 1/2-1/2 92 Open
444 2015-05-02 4NCL 2014-15 Hinckley Island ENG 9.4 Richard A Bates Robin Van Kampen 0-1 39 Open
445 2015-05-02 4NCL 2014-15 Hinckley Island ENG 9.134 Richard A Bates Robin Van Kampen 0-1 39 Open
446 2015-04-06 59th Southend Easter 2015 Southend ENG 7.9 Shabir Okhai Richard A Bates 0-1 45 Open
447 2015-04-05 59th Southend Easter 2015 Southend ENG 5.9 Paul Roberts Richard A Bates 1-0 35 Open
448 2015-04-04 59th Southend Easter 2015 Southend ENG 4.1 Richard A Bates John Anderson 1/2-1/2 47 Open
449 2015-03-29 4NCL 2014-15 Hinckley Island ENG 8.133 Richard A Bates Keith C Arkell 1/2-1/2 59 Open
450 2015-03-28 4NCL 2014-15 Hinckley Island ENG 7.144 Lorin D`Costa Richard A Bates 1-0 25 Open

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