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Richards, Benjamin James

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FIDEFIDE 1806718· Male· Wales· Born in 2008

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Benjamin James Richards, a 18-year-old player, is rated 1632 — just 20 short of his peak of 1652 (Feb 2026, age 18). He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: 2026 Spring under 1850 Major and South Wales Winter Major.

At junior level, he reached #6 nationally in U18.

Current rating

1632

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1652

−20 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 18

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#134,927

#134,927 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

6 entries
2026
All-time peak 1652
at age 18 · −20 from today
Feb 2026
2025
6th U18 player nationally
at age 17 · rated 1650
Feb 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 17
Feb 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 17
Feb 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 17
Feb 2025
First FIDE rating
1650 · at age 17
Feb 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Liam Penny 1,793
South Wales Winter Major · Jan 2026 · +7.7 Elo
Evolution
-18
1650 → 1632
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
4/ 1040.0%
2W4D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsChris Thompson1,509·2026 Spring under 1850 Major·R2·+13.3
2.[D]vsLiam Penny1,793·South Wales Winter Major·R4·+7.7
3.[D]vsJordan Heatman1,784·South Wales Winter Major·R1·+7.3
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsTimur Ramzan1,658·South Wales Winter Major·R5·-19.7
2.[L]vsSimon Blackmore1,716·2026 Spring under 1850 Major·R3·-15.2
3.[L]vsMateusz Gibiec1,760·2026 Spring under 1850 Major·R1·-12.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Spring under 1850 Major
Swiss
Mar 20261.5/4#111563-19.6
South Wales Winter Major
Swiss
Jan 20262.5/4#231751+1.6
Worst Elo result: 2026 Spring under 1850 Major (-19.6 Elo, finished #11).

Rankings

/
Wales
#186
out of 275 players
Europe
#91,726
in continent
World
#134,919
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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10
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Europe
1
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World
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2
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7
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8
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