John M Emms

Country

ENG

Birth Year

1967

Gender

Title

Grandmaster

FIDE ID

400254

FIDE ratings

2428

Classical

Published FIDE

2371

Rapid

Published FIDE

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Blitz

Published FIDE

Official classical ranks

World rank: #1259
National rank · ENG: #23

Active players · Oct 2026 FIDE list ⓘ

FIDE rating history

Highest recorded rating: 2544 Jul 2002
Recorded years: 2001–2026
Archived games: 269

Based on available monthly lists and saved games.

ECF ratings

English rankings

ECF code 110255C · Tunbridge Wells · Latest available list 2026-10-01

2428Standard

2240Rapid

—Blitz

ECF rating history

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

Published lists

Date	Type	Scale	Original	Revised
2026-10-01	rapid	rating	2240	2240
2026-10-01	standard	rating	2428	2428
2026-09-01	rapid	rating	2240	2240
2026-09-01	standard	rating	2428	2428
2026-08-01	rapid	rating	2219	2219
2026-08-01	standard	rating	2428	2428
2026-07-01	rapid	rating	2219	2219
2026-07-01	standard	rating	2428	2428
2026-06-01	rapid	rating	2219	2219
2026-06-01	standard	rating	2428	2428
2026-05-01	rapid	rating	2219	2219
2026-05-01	standard	rating	2428	2428
2026-04-01	rapid	rating	2219	2219
2026-04-01	standard	rating	2430	2430
2026-03-01	rapid	rating	2219	2219
2026-03-01	standard	rating	2432	2432
2026-02-01	rapid	rating	2219	2219
2026-02-01	standard	rating	2435	2435
2026-01-01	rapid	rating	2219	2219
2026-01-01	standard	rating	2436	2436
2025-12-01	standard	rating	2436	2436
2025-11-01	standard	rating	2430	2430
2025-10-01	standard	rating	2430	2430
2025-09-01	standard	rating	2430	2430
2025-08-01	standard	rating	2430	2430
2025-07-01	standard	rating	2428	2428
2025-06-01	standard	rating	2428	2428
2025-05-01	rapid	rating	2195	2195
2025-05-01	standard	rating	2428	2428
2025-04-01	rapid	rating	2195	2195
2025-04-01	standard	rating	2423	2423
2025-03-01	rapid	rating	2195	2195
2025-03-01	standard	rating	2431	2431
2025-02-01	rapid	rating	2195	2195
2025-02-01	standard	rating	2431	2431
2025-01-01	rapid	rating	2195	2195
2025-01-01	standard	rating	2435	2435
2024-12-01	rapid	rating	2195	2195
2024-12-01	standard	rating	2435	2435
2024-11-01	rapid	rating	2195	2195
2024-11-01	standard	rating	2448	2448
2024-10-01	rapid	rating	2195	2195
2024-10-01	standard	rating	2448	2448
2024-09-01	rapid	rating	2195	2195
2024-09-01	standard	rating	2448	2448
2024-08-01	rapid	rating	2195	2195
2024-08-01	standard	rating	2448	2448
2024-07-01	rapid	rating	2195	2195
2024-07-01	standard	rating	2459	2459
2024-06-01	rapid	rating	2195	2195

FIDE rating history

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Available Games

Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-10-09 (UTC).

#	Date	Event	Site	Round	White	Black	Result	Moves	View
1	2026-09-04	TCh-EUR Senior +50 2026	Hersonissos GRE	9.4	Emms,J	O Hanlon,Joe	1-0	24	Open
2	2026-09-02	TCh-EUR Senior +50 2026	Hersonissos GRE	7.3	Coste,T	Emms,J	1-0	68	Open
3	2026-09-01	TCh-EUR Senior +50 2026	Hersonissos GRE	6.7	Emms,J	Papadimitriou,L	1-0	55	Open
4	2026-08-31	TCh-EUR Senior +50 2026	Hersonissos GRE	5.7	Emms,J	Duncan,C	1-0	93	Open
5	2026-08-30	TCh-EUR Senior +50 2026	Hersonissos GRE	4.4	Emms,J	D'Amore,C	1/2-1/2	54	Open
6	2026-08-29	TCh-EUR Senior +50 2026	Hersonissos GRE	3.4	Zetocha,C	Emms,J	1/2-1/2	59	Open
7	2026-08-27	TCh-EUR Senior +50 2026	Hersonissos GRE	1.3	Emms,J	Olsson,La	1-0	38	Open
8	2026-04-27	World Senior Teams +50	Durres ALB	8.3	Varga,Zo	Emms,J	1/2-1/2	22	Open
9	2026-04-26	World Senior Teams +50	Durres ALB	7.4	D'Amore,C	Emms,J	1/2-1/2	14	Open
10	2026-04-25	World Senior Teams +50	Durres ALB	6.3	Emms,J	Einarsson,H	1-0	27	Open
11	2026-04-23	World Senior Teams +50	Durres ALB	5.4	Emms,J	Novikov,I	1/2-1/2	72	Open
12	2026-04-22	World Senior Teams +50	Durres ALB	4.4	Temirbayev,S	Emms,J	0-1	46	Open
13	2026-04-21	World Senior Teams +50	Durres ALB	3.4	Emms,J	Sigurpalsson,R	1-0	56	Open
14	2026-04-19	World Senior Teams +50	Durres ALB	1.3	Malinovsky,P	Emms,J	0-1	35	Open
15	2026-03-22	4NCL 2025-26	England ENG	8.33	Jackson,J	Emms,J	0-1	72	Open
16	2026-03-21	4NCL 2025-26	England ENG	7.11	Emms,J	Kovchan,A	1/2-1/2	42	Open
17	2026-02-08	4NCL 2025-26	England ENG	6.1	Alan B Merry	John M Emms	1/2-1/2	57	Open
18	2026-02-07	4NCL 2025-26	England ENG	5.18	John M Emms	Lorenzo Fava	1-0	37	Open
19	2025-12-07	15th LCC Super Rapid 2025	London ENG	9.21	John M Emms	David L Haydon	0-1	63	Open
20	2025-12-07	15th LCC Super Rapid 2025	London ENG	8.3	Samuel A Walker	John M Emms	0-1	24	Open
21	2025-12-07	15th LCC Super Rapid 2025	London ENG	7.45	John M Emms	Dashiell L Shaw	1-0	50	Open
22	2025-12-07	15th LCC Super Rapid 2025	London ENG	6.25	Kai Hanache	John M Emms	1-0	45	Open
23	2025-12-07	15th LCC Super Rapid 2025	London ENG	10.32	Rock Yu	John M Emms	0-1	41	Open
24	2025-12-06	15th LCC Super Rapid 2025	London ENG	5.4	John M Emms	Harvey Li	1-0	68	Open
25	2025-12-06	15th LCC Super Rapid 2025	London ENG	4.29	Qixiang Han	John M Emms	1/2-1/2	24	Open
26	2025-12-06	15th LCC Super Rapid 2025	London ENG	3.47	John M Emms	Martin J Benjamin	1-0	35	Open
27	2025-12-06	15th LCC Super Rapid 2025	London ENG	2.26	Raman Vashisht-Pigem	John M Emms	1-0	46	Open
28	2025-12-06	15th LCC Super Rapid 2025	London ENG	1.27	John M Emms	Paul Lesniowski	1-0	16	Open
29	2025-11-02	4NCL 2025-26	England ENG	2.18	Tom O`Gorman	John M Emms	1-0	54	Open
30	2025-11-01	4NCL 2025-26	England ENG	1.18	John M Emms	Jonathan Pein	1-0	53	Open
31	2025-07-21	English Open 2025	Kenilworth ENG	7.4	Shreyas Royal	John M Emms	1-0	39	Open
32	2025-07-20	English Open 2025	Kenilworth ENG	6.9	John M Emms	Alexandr Pereslavtsev	1-0	21	Open
33	2025-07-20	English Open 2025	Kenilworth ENG	5.4	Gawain C B Maroroa Jones	John M Emms	1/2-1/2	37	Open
34	2025-07-19	English Open 2025	Kenilworth ENG	4.5	James Merriman	John M Emms	1/2-1/2	52	Open
35	2025-07-19	English Open 2025	Kenilworth ENG	3.8	John M Emms	Theo Khoury	1-0	79	Open
36	2025-07-18	English Open 2025	Kenilworth ENG	2.12	Hayk Mesropyan	John M Emms	1/2-1/2	68	Open
37	2025-07-18	English Open 2025	Kenilworth ENG	1.13	John M Emms	Donald J Mason	1-0	22	Open
38	2025-06-11	FIDE World Rapid Team	London ENG	4.1	Sumiya Chinguun	John M Emms	1/2-1/2	52	Open
39	2025-06-11	FIDE World Rapid Team	London ENG	3.1	Robert-Gabriel Sava	John M Emms	0-1	47	Open
40	2025-06-11	FIDE World Rapid Team	London ENG	2.1	John M Emms	Faustino Oro	0-1	37	Open
41	2025-06-11	FIDE World Rapid Team	London ENG	1.1	John M Emms	Alan Pichot	0-1	34	Open
42	2025-04-13	TCh-EUR Senior +50 2025	Swidnica POL	9.2	John M Emms	Frank Holzke	1/2-1/2	17	Open
43	2025-04-12	TCh-EUR Senior +50 2025	Swidnica POL	8.2	Frank Holzke	John M Emms	0-1	56	Open
44	2025-04-11	TCh-EUR Senior +50 2025	Swidnica POL	7.1	Mark Adams	John M Emms	0-1	37	Open
45	2025-04-10	TCh-EUR Senior +50 2025	Swidnica POL	6.6	John M Emms	Neil F Dickenson	1-0	54	Open
46	2025-04-08	TCh-EUR Senior +50 2025	Swidnica POL	4.1	Pawel Laszewicz	John M Emms	1/2-1/2	17	Open
47	2025-04-07	TCh-EUR Senior +50 2025	Swidnica POL	3.14	John M Emms	Marek Szmyd	1-0	41	Open
48	2025-04-06	TCh-EUR Senior +50 2025	Swidnica POL	2.6	Ingrid Lauterbach	John M Emms	0-1	27	Open
49	2025-04-05	TCh-EUR Senior +50 2025	Swidnica POL	1.1	John M Emms	Frank Holzke	1/2-1/2	28	Open
50	2025-02-26	World Senior Teams +50	Prague CZE	9.4	Yerlan Tikzhanov	John M Emms	0-1	65	Open