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Gershenov, Ben

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FIDEFIDE 2027160· Male· United States of America· Born in 1993

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Ben Gershenov, a 33-year-old American player, is rated 2168 — just 27 short of his peak of 2195 (Sep 2012, age 19) and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 14 months (2007–2008), 16 months (2012–2014), 74 months (2016–2022) and 26 months (2022–2024). Recent appearance: 13th NY International Super Swiss Championship.

At junior level, he reached #24, #28, #42 and #10 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.

Current rating

2168

Standard

Rpd2197·Blz2158

All-time high

2195

−27 pts below
Sep 2012 · age 19

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 5%

#10,019 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

16 entries
2022
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 2130 → returned at 2133
May 2022
2016
Inactive for 74 months
paused at 2126 → returned at 2130
Feb 2016
2013
24th American U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2195
Jan 2013
2012
All-time peak 2195
at age 19 · −27 from today
Sep 2012
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2195 → returned at 2192
Sep 2012
2011
28th American U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2173
Sep 2011

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
13th NY International Super Swiss Championship
perf 2277 (+109) · 4.5/9 · #28
Top opponent
vs Mark ParaguaGM 2,418
13th NY International Super Swiss Championship · Jul 2025 · +6.2 Elo
Evolution
+33
2135 → 2168
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
4.5/ 950.0%
1W7D1L

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
13th NY International Super Swiss Championship
Open Swiss
Jul 20254.5/9#282277+32.8

Rankings

/
United States of America
#339
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#1,080
in continent
World
#10,019
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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2
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2,788
3
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2,754
4
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2,732
5
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2,728
6
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2,724
7
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2,718
8
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
...
339🇺🇸Gershenov, Ben2,168
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
4
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
5
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,718
8
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
1080🇺🇸Gershenov, Ben2,168
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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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10019🇺🇸Gershenov, Ben2,168