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Tang, Benjamin
FM🇺🇸FIDE 30964342· Male· United States of America· Born in 2010
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Benjamin Tang, a 16-year-old American FIDE Master, is rated 2135 and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide under 16, and in the top 6% worldwide. He has held steady between 2100 and 2150 for 17 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈38/year long-term). Recent appearances: 15th Annual Barber National Tournament of Middle School State Champions and 2025 July Cornerstone Chess Norm Invitational - IM A. His peak of 2346 was reached at age 14 (Feb 2024).
Awarded FM in 2024 (age 14). At junior level, he reached World #16 in U14 and #43, #27 and #23 nationally in U16, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2135
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1797
All-time high
2346
−211 pts below
Feb 2024 · age 14
Feb 2024 · age 14
Activity
53
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#503 · players worldwide under 16 · of 20,341
Career timeline
14 entries2025
43rd American U16 player
at age 15 · rated 2128
Jan 2025
2024
16th U14 player worldwide
at age 14 · rated 2346
Feb 2024
FM title awardedFM
at age 14
Feb 2024
Best 12-month gain (+670 Elo)
1676 → 2346
Feb 2024
Crossed 2300
at age 14
Feb 2024
Crossed 2200
at age 14
Feb 2024
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+3
2132 → 2135
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
8/ 1553.3%
6W4D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsDhairya M Mehta1,884·15th Annual Barber National Tournament of Middle School State Champions·R3·-16.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/5 | #7 | 2192 | -12.8 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 4/9 | #6 | 2212 | +16.0 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#390
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#1,292
in continent
World
#12,392
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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