Richard A Bates

Country

ENG

Birth Year

1979

Gender

M

Title

International Master

FIDE ID

403555

FIDE ratings

2287

Classical

Published FIDE

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
58

Based on available monthly lists and saved games.

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: 2026-10-12 (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
1 2022-04-03 ECF Charity Marathon UKR chess.com INT - Isambard Thomas Richard A Bates 1-0 30 Open
2 2022-04-03 ECF Charity Marathon UKR chess.com INT - Andrew R Brett Richard A Bates 1-0 64 Open
3 2022-04-03 ECF Charity Marathon UKR chess.com INT - Tristan A Cox Richard A Bates 0-1 47 Open
4 2022-04-03 ECF Charity Marathon UKR chess.com INT - Richard A Bates Jude Shearsby 1-0 31 Open
5 2022-04-03 ECF Charity Marathon UKR chess.com INT - Richard A Bates Thomas Carroll 1-0 44 Open
6 2022-04-03 ECF Charity Marathon UKR chess.com INT - Richard A Bates Alan K Punnett 1-0 28 Open
7 2022-04-03 ECF Charity Marathon UKR chess.com INT - Richard A Bates Chris W Baker 1/2-1/2 40 Open
8 2022-04-03 ECF Charity Marathon UKR chess.com INT - Richard A Bates Keith C Arkell 1-0 33 Open
9 2022-04-03 ECF Charity Marathon UKR chess.com INT - Chris W Baker Richard A Bates 1-0 40 Open
10 2022-04-03 ECF Charity Marathon UKR chess.com INT - Keith C Arkell Richard A Bates 1-0 52 Open
11 2022-04-02 ECF Charity Marathon UKR chess.com INT - Andrew R Brett Richard A Bates 0-1 35 Open
12 2022-04-02 ECF Charity Marathon UKR chess.com INT - Richard A Bates Tom Wills 1-0 23 Open
13 2022-04-02 ECF Charity Marathon UKR chess.com INT - Richard A Bates Isambard Thomas 1-0 41 Open
14 2022-04-02 ECF Charity Marathon UKR chess.com INT - Richard A Bates William Claridge-Hansen 1-0 21 Open
15 2022-04-02 ECF Charity Marathon UKR chess.com INT - Richard A Bates Andrew R Brett 1/2-1/2 58 Open
16 2022-04-02 ECF Charity Marathon UKR chess.com INT - Richard A Bates David J Walker 1-0 23 Open
17 2022-04-02 ECF Charity Marathon UKR chess.com INT - Richard A Bates Mark L Hebden 0-1 24 Open
18 2022-04-02 ECF Charity Marathon UKR chess.com INT - Richard A Bates Colm Buckley 1-0 36 Open
19 2022-04-02 ECF Charity Marathon UKR chess.com INT - David J Walker Richard A Bates 0-1 50 Open
20 2022-04-02 ECF Charity Marathon UKR chess.com INT - Mark L Hebden Richard A Bates 1-0 62 Open
21 2022-04-02 ECF Charity Marathon UKR chess.com INT - 30912440 Richard A Bates 1/2-1/2 69 Open
22 2022-02-22 4NCL Online S5 Div1 2022 lichess.org INT 3.71 Richard G Pert Richard A Bates 1/2-1/2 43 Open
23 2021-11-02 4NCL Online S4 Div1 2021 lichess.org INT 6.141 Yichen Han Richard A Bates 1/2-1/2 47 Open
24 2021-10-19 4NCL Online S4 Div1 2021 lichess.org INT 5.161 Richard A Bates Allan J Pleasants 1-0 36 Open
25 2021-10-05 4NCL Online S4 Div1 2021 lichess.org INT 4.131 437506 Richard A Bates 1/2-1/2 36 Open
26 2021-09-21 4NCL Online S4 Div1 2021 lichess.org INT 3.161 Martin Mitchell Richard A Bates 0-1 49 Open
27 2021-09-07 4NCL Online S4 Div1 2021 lichess.org INT 2.141 Richard A Bates Francois Godart 1/2-1/2 30 Open
28 2021-08-24 4NCL Online S4 Div1 2021 lichess.org INT 1.151 David Zakarian Richard A Bates 0-1 42 Open
29 2021-04-20 4NCL Online S3 Div1 2021 lichess.org INT 7.11 Eldar Alizada Richard A Bates 1/2-1/2 37 Open
30 2021-04-06 4NCL Online S3 Div1 2021 lichess.org INT 6.11 Richard A Bates Attila Reznak 1-0 72 Open
31 2021-03-23 4NCL Online S3 Div1 2021 lichess.org INT 5.11 David B Graham Richard A Bates 1-0 69 Open
32 2021-03-09 4NCL Online S3 Div1 2020 lichess.org INT 4.11 Richard A Bates Mark L Hebden 0-1 48 Open
33 2021-02-23 4NCL Online S3 Div1 2020 lichess.org INT 3.11 Tanmay Chopra Richard A Bates 1-0 29 Open
34 2021-02-20 Bunratty 2021 Online chess.com INT 9 Nicholas Pert Richard A Bates 0-1 44 Open
35 2021-02-20 Bunratty 2021 Online chess.com INT 8 Richard A Bates Peter Cafolla 1-0 31 Open
36 2021-02-20 Bunratty 2021 Online chess.com INT 7 Mark Heidenfeld Richard A Bates 1-0 58 Open
37 2021-02-20 Bunratty 2021 Online chess.com INT 6 Richard A Bates Lorin D`Costa 1/2-1/2 66 Open
38 2021-02-20 Bunratty 2021 Online chess.com INT 5 Luis Ortiz Sanchez Richard A Bates 0-1 53 Open
39 2021-02-20 Bunratty 2021 Online chess.com INT 3 David W L Howell Richard A Bates 1-0 22 Open
40 2021-02-09 4NCL Online S3 Div1 2020 lichess.org INT 2.11 Richard A Bates Lennert Lenaerts 1-0 29 Open
41 2021-01-26 4NCL Online S3 Div1 2020 lichess.org INT 1.11 David E Pye Richard A Bates 1/2-1/2 63 Open
42 2020-11-17 4NCL Online S2 Div1 2020 lichess.org INT 7.62 Ben D M Savage Richard A Bates 1/2-1/2 67 Open
43 2020-11-03 4NCL Online S2 Div1 2020 lichess.org INT 6.72 Richard A Bates Lawrence H Cooper 1-0 24 Open
44 2020-10-20 4NCL Online S2 Div1 2020 lichess.org INT 5.72 Grzegorz Toczek Richard A Bates 1-0 51 Open
45 2020-10-06 4NCL Online S2 Div1 2020 lichess.org INT 4.62 Richard A Bates Charles W Kennaugh 0-1 50 Open
46 2020-09-22 4NCL Online S2 Div1 2020 lichess.org INT 3.82 Jaimie Wilson Richard A Bates 0-1 32 Open
47 2020-09-08 4NCL Online S2 Div1 2020 lichess.org INT 2.52 Richard A Bates Mark Kvetny 1/2-1/2 67 Open
48 2020-08-25 4NCL Online S2 Div1 2020 lichess.org INT 1.82 Richard A Bates James R Adair 1/2-1/2 120 Open
49 2020-06-09 4NCL Online Div1 2020 lichess.org INT 10.42 Alberto Suarez Real Richard A Bates 0-1 40 Open
50 2020-06-02 4NCL Online Div1 2020 lichess.org INT 9.31 Torbjorn Ringdal Hansen Richard A Bates 1-0 42 Open

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