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Lin, Benjamin

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FIDEFIDE 30964733· Male· United States of America· Born in 2011

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Benjamin Lin, a 15-year-old American player, is rated 1959. He has fluctuated between 1856 and 2014 over the past 2 years. 65 rated games in the past year (≈72/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include The Atlantic City Open, 58th annual Liberty Bell Open - Major, and 50th annual Eastern Open - Premier. His peak of 2014 was reached at age 15 (Jan 2026).

At junior level, he reached #72, #43 and #41 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.

Current rating

1959

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1829

All-time high

2014

−55 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 15

Activity

83

games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo

65 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#34,832

#34,832 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

9 entries
2026
72nd American U16 player
at age 15 · rated 2014
Jan 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 15
Jan 2026
All-time peak 2014
at age 15 · −55 from today
Jan 2026
2025
43rd American U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1999
Jun 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 13
Mar 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 12
Dec 2023

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
56th Annual National Chess Congress - Premier
perf 2131 (+117) · 3.5/6 · #25
Top opponent
vs Jasmine Zhixin SuFM 2,306
56th Annual National Chess Congress - Premier · Nov 2025 · +33.7 Elo
Evolution
-40
1999 → 1959
Tournaments
12
62 games
Score
30/ 6248.4%
16W28D18L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAnant AduryFM2,268·2025 Joe Yun Memorial - Elite·R1·+34.2
2.[W]vsJasmine Zhixin SuFM2,306·56th Annual National Chess Congress - Premier·R5·+33.7
3.[W]vsRochelle WuFM2,213·53rd Annual World Open·R2·+31.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 12
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
The Atlantic City Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20263.5/8#721928-22.8
58th annual Liberty Bell Open - Major
Open Swiss
Jan 20262/4#1191971-30.8
50th annual Eastern Open - Premier
Open Swiss
Dec 20254.5/8#262033+19.6
56th Annual National Chess Congress - Premier
Open Swiss
Nov 20253.5/6#252131+44.8
14th Annual Chesapeake Open - Championship
Swiss
Sep 20251.5/3#271920-6.0
Worst Elo result: 2nd Chess For Cure Open (-37.6 Elo, finished #13).

Rankings

/
United States of America
#961
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#3,730
in continent
World
#34,832
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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2
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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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961🇺🇸Lin, Benjamin1,959
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
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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
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2,724
7
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2,718
8
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
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2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
3730🇺🇸Lin, Benjamin1,959
World
1
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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
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2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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34832🇺🇸Lin, Benjamin1,959