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Kellar, Ben

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FIDEFIDE 2620928· Male· Canada· Born in 1992

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Ben Kellar, a 34-year-old Canadian player, is rated 1843. He has fluctuated between 1843 and 1879 over the past 2 years. 18 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Ottawa Winter Open, 2025 Ottawa December Open, and 2025 National Capital Open. He took a 43-month break between Feb 2019 and Oct 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1927 was reached at age 25 (Feb 2017).

Current rating

1843

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1927

−84 pts below
Feb 2017 · age 25

Activity

19

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#63,371

#63,371 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

9 entries
2024
100 career games
at age 32
Jun 2024
2022
61st Canadian 20-35 player
at age 30 · rated 1921
Oct 2022
2019
Inactive for 43 months
paused at 1921 → returned at 1921
Feb 2019
2017
All-time peak 1927
at age 25 · −84 from today
Feb 2017
2016
Best 12-month gain (+69 Elo)
1843 → 1912
Feb 2016
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 24
Jan 2016

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Neil MosesCM 1,829
2025 Ottawa Fall Open · Sep 2025 · +8.6 Elo
Evolution
-21
1864 → 1843
Tournaments
5
20 games
Score
9/ 2045.0%
7W4D9L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsNeil MosesCM1,829·2025 Ottawa Fall Open·R1·+8.6
2.[W]vsNoah Stelmach1,777·2025 Ottawa December Open·R4·+7.5
3.[W]vsShuwen Tan1,712·2025 National Capital Open·R3·+5.6
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMaxim Rousskikh1,774·2025 Ottawa Fall Open·R5·-12.9
2.[L]vsHuy Minh Vu1,836·2025 Ottawa December Open·R5·-10.8
3.[L]vsElber Zhu1,848·2025 National Capital Open·R5·-10.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Ottawa Winter Open
Swiss
Jan 20261.5/3#281810-22.4
2025 Ottawa December Open
Swiss
Dec 20251.5/4#211815-10.0
2025 National Capital Open
Swiss
Oct 20252/3#241952-3.6
2025 Ottawa Fall Open
Swiss
Sep 20251.5/4#211724+1.4
2025 Eastern Ontario Open
Open Swiss
Jun 20252.5/4#17—+13.8
Worst Elo result: 2026 Ottawa Winter Open (-22.4 Elo, finished #28).

Rankings

/
Canada
#491
out of 1,861 players
Americas
#7,157
in continent
World
#63,371
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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7
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8
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10
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Americas
1
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2
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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World
1
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2,840
2
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