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Moon, Benjamin

FM🇺🇸

FIDEFIDE 2064847· Male· United States of America· Born in 1998

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Benjamin Moon, a 28-year-old American FIDE Master, is rated 2207 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2187 and 2235 over the past 2 years. 35 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Phillip ONeal Taylor Georgia State Championship, 2026 Spring Southeastern FIDE - Championship, and 2026 Charlotte Open - Championship. Also played 2 blitz events (including 2025 North Carolina Open - Blitz Championship) recently. He took a 38-month break between Feb 2022 and May 2025. His peak of 2334 was reached at age 20 (Jun 2018).

Awarded FM in 2019 (age 21). At junior level, he reached #13, #19 and #46 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

2207

Standard

Rpd—·Blz2187

All-time high

2334

−127 pts below
Jun 2018 · age 20

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 4%

#7,799 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

17 entries
2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 28
Jun 2026
2022
Inactive for 38 months
paused at 2219 → returned at 2220
Feb 2022
2020
60th American 20-35 player
at age 22 · rated 2252
Oct 2020
2019
FM title awardedFM
at age 21
Jun 2019
2018
13th American U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2334
Jun 2018
All-time peak 2334
at age 20 · −127 from today
Jun 2018

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
2025 U.S. Masters
perf 2327 (+92) · 3/6 · #211
Top opponent
vs Alexander ShabalovGM 2,478
2025 U.S. Masters · Nov 2025 · +16.0 Elo
Evolution
-13
2220 → 2207
Tournaments
6
40 games
Score
20.5/ 4051.2%
16W17D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsSergio E BarrientosGM2,476·35th Annual Chicago Open·R1·+16.5
2.[W]vsAlexander ShabalovGM2,478·2025 U.S. Masters·R2·+16.0
3.[W]vsRachael LiWIM2,301·35th Annual Chicago Open·R9·+12.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
35th Annual Chicago Open
Open Swiss
May 20265/9#382256+16.2
2026 Charlotte Spring Open - Championship
Open Swiss
May 20263.5/5#42206+3.8
2026 Phillip ONeal Taylor Georgia State Championship
Open Swiss
Apr 20263.5/5#52064-7.2
2026 Spring Southeastern FIDE - Championship
Swiss
Mar 20262/4#262016-20.2
2026 Charlotte Open - Championship
Open Swiss
Jan 20263.5/6#192087-21.4
2025 U.S. Masters
Open Swiss
Nov 20253/6#2112327+15.0
Worst Elo result: 2026 Charlotte Open - Championship (-21.4 Elo, finished #19).

Rankings

/
United States of America
#275
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#852
in continent
World
#7,799
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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2,792
1
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2,792
3
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2,753
4
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2,742
5
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
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.
2,696
7
🇺🇸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
...
275🇺🇸Moon, Benjamin2,207
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
1
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
4
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,742
5
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
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.
2,696
7
🇺🇸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
...
852🇺🇸Moon, Benjamin2,207
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸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.
2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
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2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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7799🇺🇸Moon, Benjamin2,207