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Budge, Benjamin

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FIDEFIDE 14377756· Male· South Africa· Born in 2007

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Benjamin Budge, a 19-year-old South African player, is rated 1550. He has slipped back 48 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include CHESS ELEVATION SERIES 1 2026 (Level 4), 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U20 Open), and Kraaifontein Open Chess Championships 2025 (Advanced). His peak of 1673 was reached at age 17 (Jun 2024).

At junior level, he reached #35 nationally in U18.

Current rating

1550

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1673

−123 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 17

Activity

16

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#165,411

#165,411 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

6 entries
2024
35th South African U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1673
Jun 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 17
Jun 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 17
Jun 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 17
Jun 2024
All-time peak 1673
at age 17 · −123 from today
Jun 2024
First FIDE rating
1673 · at age 17
Jun 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Aldrich V. Van Wyk 1,691
Kraaifontein Open Chess Championships 2025 (Advanced) · Dec 2025 · +8.1 Elo
Evolution
-48
1598 → 1550
Tournaments
4
24 games
Score
10.5/ 2443.8%
9W3D12L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
CHESS ELEVATION SERIES 1 2026 (Level 4)
Swiss
Jan 20263/6#61596+17.6
2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U20 Open)
Open Swiss
Dec 20252/3#211770-10.0
Kraaifontein Open Chess Championships 2025 (Advanced)
Swiss
Dec 20253/4#211848+6.4
UCT OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 (Advanced)
Swiss
Oct 20252.5/4#401676-62.0
Worst Elo result: UCT OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 (Advanced) (-62.0 Elo, finished #40).

Rankings

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South Africa
#1,161
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#6,927
in continent
World
#165,388
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
South Africa
1
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2
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2,382
3
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2,312
4
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2,293
4
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2,293
6
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2,291
7
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2,270
8
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2,258
9
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2,256
10
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2,245
...
1161🇿🇦Budge, Benjamin1,550
Africa
1
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2,627
2
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2,580
3
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2,502
4
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2,493
5
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2,467
6
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2,453
7
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2,442
8
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2,441
9
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2,414
10
🇪🇬Labib, Ibrahim HasanFollow Ibrahim Hasan LabibTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,412
...
6927🇿🇦Budge, Benjamin1,550
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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165388🇿🇦Budge, Benjamin1,550