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Li, Ben
IM🇺🇸INACTIVE · since September 2023FIDE 2089980· Male· United States of America· Born in 2002
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Ben Li, a 24-year-old American International Master, is rated 2356 and sitting in the top 3% of American players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays around 36 rated games per year and took a 13-month break between Aug 2021 and Oct 2022. His peak of 2407 was reached at age 17 (Sep 2019, American #94 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2019 (age 17) and FM in 2016 (age 14). At junior level, he reached World #71 in U18, World #44 in U16, World #19 in U14, World #24 in U12 and #8 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2356
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2267
All-time high
2407
−51 pts below
Sep 2019 · age 17
Sep 2019 · age 17
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
classical only
Occasional
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 3%
#125 · American players · of 4,931
Career timeline
23 entries2023
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 2356 → still inactive
Sep 2023
2021
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2361 → returned at 2354
Aug 2021
8th American U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2376
Jul 2021
2019
Peak American rank: #94
at age 17 · rated 2407
Sep 2019
71st U18 player worldwide
at age 17 · rated 2407
Sep 2019
Crossed 2400
at age 17
Sep 2019
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
2356 → 2356
Most-Played Opponents
vsSeth HomaFM
🇺🇸USA·2273
+1 −4 =2
7 games·last met May 2019
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vsChristopher ShenFM
🇺🇸USA·2346
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Sep 2018
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vsTrung NguyenFM
🇺🇸USA·2060
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Aug 2017
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vsNicolas ChecaGM
🇺🇸USA·2507
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Jul 2021
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vsManis Davidovich
🇺🇸USA·1950
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met May 2019
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Rankings
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United States of America
#119
out of 5,411 players
Americas
#316
in continent
World
#2,624
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
United States of America
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