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
505

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: 2026-10-13 (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
351 2016-02-13 4NCL 2015-16 Birmingham ENG 5.164 Samuel G Williams Richard A Bates 1-0 35 Open
352 2016-01-24 4NCL 2015-16 Birmingham ENG 4.165 Ollie Willson Richard A Bates 1/2-1/2 22 Open
353 2016-01-23 4NCL 2015-16 Birmingham ENG 3.155 Richard A Bates Mark L Hebden 0-1 49 Open
354 2016-01-05 Hastings Masters 2015-16 Hastings ENG 9.7 Oleg M Romanishin Richard A Bates 1/2-1/2 18 Open
355 2016-01-04 Hastings Masters 2015-16 Hastings ENG 8.13 David Gluckman Richard A Bates 0-1 27 Open
356 2016-01-03 Hastings Masters 2015-16 Hastings ENG 7.17 Richard A Bates Tim Kett 1-0 29 Open
357 2016-01-02 Hastings Masters 2015-16 Hastings ENG 6.12 Dave J Ledger Richard A Bates 1-0 41 Open
358 2016-01-01 Hastings Masters 2015-16 Hastings ENG 5.8 Richard A Bates Glenn C Flear 1/2-1/2 77 Open
359 2015-12-31 Hastings Masters 2015-16 Hastings ENG 4.18 Rasa Norinkeviciute Richard A Bates 0-1 36 Open
360 2015-12-30 Hastings Masters 2015-16 Hastings ENG 3.12 Richard A Bates Ollie Willson 1/2-1/2 35 Open
361 2015-12-29 Hastings Masters 2015-16 Hastings ENG 2.7 Tamas Jr. Fodor Richard A Bates 1-0 59 Open
362 2015-12-28 Hastings Masters 2015-16 Hastings ENG 1.19 Richard A Bates Craig Norton 1-0 28 Open
363 2015-12-11 London Classic Open 2015 London ENG 9.37 Etan Ilfeld Richard A Bates 0-1 40 Open
364 2015-12-10 London Classic Open 2015 London ENG 8.23 Richard A Bates Mads Andersen 0-1 36 Open
365 2015-12-09 London Classic Open 2015 London ENG 7.2 Jonny Hector Richard A Bates 1/2-1/2 63 Open
366 2015-12-08 London Classic Open 2015 London ENG 6.35 Alistair Hill Richard A Bates 0-1 54 Open
367 2015-12-07 London Classic Open 2015 London ENG 5.5 Richard A Bates Ivan J Myall 1-0 39 Open
368 2015-12-06 London Classic Open 2015 London ENG 4.52 Toni Riedener Richard A Bates 1/2-1/2 42 Open
369 2015-12-05 London Classic Open 2015 London ENG 3.23 Richard A Bates Benjamin Bok 0-1 58 Open
370 2015-12-05 London Classic Open 2015 London ENG 2.2 Tigran Gharamian Richard A Bates 1/2-1/2 67 Open
371 2015-12-04 London Classic Open 2015 London ENG 1.59 Richard A Bates Chris B Rice 1-0 81 Open
372 2015-11-15 4NCL 2015-16 Birmingham ENG 2.175 Martin R Taylor Richard A Bates 0-1 29 Open
373 2015-11-14 4NCL 2015-16 Birmingham ENG 1.165 Richard A Bates Richard York-Weaving 1/2-1/2 27 Open
374 2015-10-24 31st ECC Open 2015 Skopje MKD 7.18 Andrea Amato Richard A Bates 1/2-1/2 54 Open
375 2015-10-23 31st ECC Open 2015 Skopje MKD 6.15 Frederic Decoster Richard A Bates 1/2-1/2 47 Open
376 2015-10-22 31st ECC Open 2015 Skopje MKD 5.12 Olivier Renet Richard A Bates 1-0 45 Open
377 2015-10-21 31st ECC Open 2015 Skopje MKD 4.16 Richard A Bates Oskar Bjarnason 1-0 41 Open
378 2015-10-19 31st ECC Open 2015 Skopje MKD 2.16 Lassi Linnanen Richard A Bates 1/2-1/2 42 Open
379 2015-10-18 31st ECC Open 2015 Skopje MKD 1.3 Richard A Bates Dmitry Andreikin 0-1 45 Open
380 2015-05-04 4NCL 2014-15 Hinckley Island ENG 11.5 Ben D M Savage Richard A Bates 1/2-1/2 36 Open
381 2015-05-04 4NCL 2014-15 Hinckley Island ENG 11.135 Ben D M Savage Richard A Bates 1/2-1/2 36 Open
382 2015-05-03 4NCL 2014-15 Hinckley Island ENG 10.136 Peter J Batchelor Richard A Bates 1/2-1/2 92 Open
383 2015-05-02 4NCL 2014-15 Hinckley Island ENG 9.4 Richard A Bates Robin Van Kampen 0-1 39 Open
384 2015-05-02 4NCL 2014-15 Hinckley Island ENG 9.134 Richard A Bates Robin Van Kampen 0-1 39 Open
385 2015-04-06 59th Southend Easter 2015 Southend ENG 7.9 Shabir Okhai Richard A Bates 0-1 45 Open
386 2015-04-05 59th Southend Easter 2015 Southend ENG 5.9 Paul Roberts Richard A Bates 1-0 35 Open
387 2015-04-04 59th Southend Easter 2015 Southend ENG 4.1 Richard A Bates John Anderson 1/2-1/2 47 Open
388 2015-03-29 4NCL 2014-15 Hinckley Island ENG 8.133 Richard A Bates Keith C Arkell 1/2-1/2 59 Open
389 2015-03-28 4NCL 2014-15 Hinckley Island ENG 7.144 Lorin D`Costa Richard A Bates 1-0 25 Open
390 2015-02-22 Bunratty Masters 2015 Bunratty IRL 6.5 David R Norwood Richard A Bates 1/2-1/2 34 Open
391 2015-02-22 Bunratty Masters 2015 Bunratty IRL 5.5 Thomas E Rendle Richard A Bates 1/2-1/2 69 Open
392 2015-02-21 Bunratty Masters 2015 Bunratty IRL 4.5 Richard A Bates Mark L Hebden 1-0 52 Open
393 2015-02-21 Bunratty Masters 2015 Bunratty IRL 3.9 Richard A Bates Gerard MacElligott 1-0 23 Open
394 2015-02-21 Bunratty Masters 2015 Bunratty IRL 2.2 Nigel D Short Richard A Bates 1-0 30 Open
395 2015-02-20 Bunratty Masters 2015 Bunratty IRL 1.13 Richard A Bates Tim D Harding 1-0 41 Open
396 2015-02-15 4NCL 2014-15 Hinckley Island ENG 6.133 Darren P Wheeler Richard A Bates 1/2-1/2 19 Open
397 2015-02-14 4NCL 2014-15 Hinckley Island ENG 5.125 Richard A Bates Iain Gourlay 1-0 63 Open
398 2015-01-11 4NCL 2014-15 Hinckley Island ENG 4.133 Nicholas Thomas Richard A Bates 1/2-1/2 27 Open
399 2015-01-05 90th Hastings Masters 2014-15 Hastings ENG 8.15 Richard A Bates Ian L Snape 1-0 35 Open
400 2015-01-04 90th Hastings Masters 2014-15 Hastings ENG 7.16 Ali R Jaunooby Richard A Bates 1/2-1/2 46 Open

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