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Type | Rating | Best | |||
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Type | Blitz | Rating | 2117 | Best | 2508 (28/Apr/2009) |
Type | Standard | Rating | 2061 | Best | |
Type | Bullet | Rating | 1929 | Best | 2173 (20/Mar/2015) |
Type | Bughouse | Rating | 1527 | Best | |
Type | Crazyhouse | Rating | 1800 | Best | 1837 (10/Apr/2010) |
Type | 5-minute | Rating | 2205 | Best | 2350 (16/Jul/2012) |
Type | 1-minute | Rating | 2002 | Best | 2186 (13/Nov/2019) |
Type | 15-minute | Rating | 2100 | Best | 2117 (15/Sep/2011) |
Type | 3-minute | Rating | 2106 | Best | 2211 (13/Feb/2012) |
Type | Chess960 | Rating | 1608 | Best |