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Bankhead, Benjamin

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FIDEFIDE 30909082· Male· United States of America· Born in 2004

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Benjamin Bankhead, a 22-year-old American player, is rated 1729 — just 25 short of his peak of 1754 (Sep 2025, age 21). He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 8 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 60th American Open - Expert, 2025 Southern California Open - U2300, and 30th Annual Pacific Coast Open - U2100. He took a 61-month break between Sep 2018 and Nov 2023 (COVID-19 included).

Current rating

1729

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1754

−25 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 21

Activity

18

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#99,637

#99,637 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

8 entries
2025
All-time peak 1754
at age 21 · −25 from today
Sep 2025
Best 12-month gain (+365 Elo)
1341 → 1706
Jan 2025
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 20
Apr 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 20
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 20
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 20
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
30th Annual Pacific Coast Open - U2100
perf 1965 (+211) · 4/5 · #4
Top opponent
vs Jay Stallings 2,052
2025 Southern California Open - U2300 · Aug 2025 · +17.1 Elo
Evolution
+5
1724 → 1729
Tournaments
3
18 games
Score
7.5/ 1841.7%
6W3D9L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
60th American Open - Expert
Open Swiss
Nov 20252/6#461654-15.2
2025 Southern California Open - U2300
Open Swiss
Aug 20251.5/6#271667-10.0
30th Annual Pacific Coast Open - U2100
Open Swiss
Aug 20254/5#41965+29.8
Worst Elo result: 60th American Open - Expert (-15.2 Elo, finished #46).

Rankings

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United States of America
#2,957
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#11,851
in continent
World
#99,636
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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2
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2,788
3
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2,754
4
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2,732
5
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2,728
6
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2,724
7
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2,718
8
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
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2957🇺🇸Bankhead, Benjamin1,729
Americas
1
🇺🇸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.
2,788
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
4
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
5
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
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.
2,718
8
🇺🇸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
...
11851🇺🇸Bankhead, Benjamin1,729
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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99636🇺🇸Bankhead, Benjamin1,729