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Smolkin, Ben Gabriel

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FIDEFIDE 2640058· Male· Canada· Born in 2006

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Ben Gabriel Smolkin, a 20-year-old Canadian player, is rated 1973 — just 3 short of his peak of 1976 (Feb 2026, age 20). He is on a breakout run, having gained +130 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Canadian University Chess Championship Crown, 2025 Holidays Open - U2200, and 2025 ACC Hot Heads (Crown). Also played 1 rapid event (including 2025 Toronto Universities Team Competition - Board 4) recently. He took a 36-month break between Aug 2022 and Sep 2025.

At junior level, he reached #23, #33 and #29 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

1973

Standard

Rpd1766·Blz—

All-time high

1976

−3 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 20

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#32,077

#32,077 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

8 entries
2026
23rd Canadian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1976
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+133 Elo)
1843 → 1976
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1976
at age 20 · −3 from today
Feb 2026
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 18
Mar 2024
2023
33rd Canadian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1739
Jan 2023
2022
29th Canadian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1739
Aug 2022

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
2025 ACC Hot Heads (Crown)
perf 2359 (+442) · 4.5/5 · #1
Top opponent
vs Amirmahdi Hosseinzadeh 2,134
2025 ACC Hot Heads (Crown) · Aug 2025 · +31.1 Elo
Evolution
+130
1843 → 1973
Tournaments
5
21 games
Score
15/ 2171.4%
13W4D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAmirmahdi Hosseinzadeh2,134·2025 ACC Hot Heads (Crown)·R2·+31.1
2.[W]vsSlava Lukinykh2,072·2025 ACC Hot Heads (Crown)·R5·+28.4
3.[W]vsMax Cholakis1,927·2025 ACC Cool Moves Crown·R5·+24.0
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsLaksshana DeepakWFM1,941·2025 Holidays Open - U2200·R2·-21.5
2.[L]vsRaunak Amit Ramesan1,952·2026 Ontario Open U2200·R5·-21.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Ontario Open U2200
Swiss
May 20263/5#211960-2.8
2026 Canadian University Chess Championship Crown
Open Swiss
Jan 20262.5/5#23—+8.8
2025 Holidays Open - U2200
Swiss
Dec 20254/5#22121+50.4
2025 ACC Hot Heads (Crown)
Swiss
Aug 20254.5/5#12359+60.0
2025 ACC Cool Moves Crown
Swiss
Jul 20251/1#172727+13.6

Rankings

/
Canada
#233
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#3,395
in continent
World
#32,076
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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