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Lin, Benjamin
🇹🇼FIDE 16302818· Male· Chinese Taipei· Born in 2008
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Benjamin Lin, a 18-year-old Chinese Taipei player, is rated 1741 — just 7 short of his peak of 1748 (Nov 2025, age 17). He is climbing fast, having gained +141 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent appearances: World Youth Chess Championship 2025 - U18 and Asian Amateur Chess Championships 2025 - U2000. He reached Chinese Taipei #28 in Feb 2026.
At junior level, he reached #6 and #11 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1741
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1646
All-time high
1748
−7 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 17
Nov 2025 · age 17
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#95,577
#95,577 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2026
Peak Chinese Taipei rank: #28
at age 18 · rated 1741
Feb 2026
2025
6th Chinese Taipei U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1748
Nov 2025
Best 12-month gain (+148 Elo)
1600 → 1748
Nov 2025
All-time peak 1748
at age 17 · −7 from today
Nov 2025
2024
11th Chinese Taipei U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1615
Sep 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+126
1615 → 1741
Tournaments
2
20 games
Score
8.5/ 2042.5%
7W3D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/11 | #96 | 1880 | +61.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/9 | #37 | 1770 | +79.2 |
Rankings
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Chinese Taipei
#30
out of 138 players
Asia-Pacific
#12,331
in continent
World
#95,576
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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