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Saunders, Benjamin

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FIDEFIDE 2412403· Male· Scotland· Born in 1975

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Benjamin Saunders, a 51-year-old Scottish player, is rated 1741. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: Glasgow Congress Major 2026 and Hamilton Open 2026. His peak of 1805 was reached at age 50 (Apr 2025).

Current rating

1741

Standard

Rpd1681·Blz1674

All-time high

1805

−64 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 50

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#95,687

#95,687 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

7 entries
2026
10th Scottish 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1741
Jun 2026
2025
15th Scottish 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1805
Apr 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 50
Apr 2025
All-time peak 1805
at age 50 · −64 from today
Apr 2025
Best 12-month gain (+279 Elo)
1510 → 1789
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 49
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Joao F Carrapico 1,632
Glasgow Congress Major 2026 · Mar 2026 · +13.9 Elo
Evolution
-6
1747 → 1741
Tournaments
2
8 games
Score
5/ 862.5%
4W2D2L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsJoao F Carrapico1,632·Glasgow Congress Major 2026·R4·+13.9
2.[W]vs?1,495·Glasgow Congress Major 2026·R5·+7.8
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsKevin Maguire1,878·Glasgow Congress Major 2026·R1·-12.5
2.[L]vsKanishka BhatiaWCM1,999·Hamilton Open 2026·R2·-7.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Glasgow Congress Major 2026
Open Swiss
Mar 20263.5/2#452403+1.6
Hamilton Open 2026
Open Swiss
Jan 20261.5/1#592799-7.6

Rankings

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Scotland
#263
out of 459 players
Europe
#68,160
in continent
World
#95,685
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Scotland
1
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2
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2,450
3
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2,413
4
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2,399
5
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2,385
6
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2,332
7
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2,323
8
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2,305
9
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2,301
10
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2,276
...
263🇬🇧Saunders, Benjamin1,741
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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68160🇬🇧Saunders, Benjamin1,741
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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95685🇬🇧Saunders, Benjamin1,741