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Sitton, Ben

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FIDEFIDE 1030787· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1985

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Ben Sitton, a 41-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1950 — just 13 short of his peak of 1963 (Mar 2026, age 41). He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 37 months (2015–2018), 41 months (2018–2021, COVID-19 included) and 16 months (2022–2023). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 9, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 6, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 7. Also played 1 blitz event (including NK Snelschaken 2025) recently.

Current rating

1950

Standard

Rpd1904·Blz1912

All-time high

1963

−13 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 41

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#36,656

#36,656 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

10 entries
2026
94th Dutch 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1962
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1963
at age 41 · −13 from today
Mar 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 40
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+87 Elo)
1815 → 1902
Oct 2024
2022
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1837 → returned at 1815
May 2022
2018
Inactive for 41 months
paused at 1811 → returned at 1816
May 2018

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Albert Segers 1,973
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 2 · Oct 2025 · +10.5 Elo
Evolution
+8
1942 → 1950
Tournaments
6
6 games
Score
3.5/ 658.3%
2W3D1L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 9
Team
Apr 20260/1#3861105-11.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 6
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#2081917-1.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 7
Team
Feb 20261/1#802719+9.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 3
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#2551967+0.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 2
Team
Oct 20251/1#422773+10.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 1
Team
Sep 20250.5/1#3201914+0.6

Rankings

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Netherlands
#1,528
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#27,076
in continent
World
#36,655
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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1
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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2,549
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1528🇳🇱Sitton, Ben1,950
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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2,764
4
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5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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27076🇳🇱Sitton, Ben1,950
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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9
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36655🇳🇱Sitton, Ben1,950