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Lin, Benjamin
🇺🇸FIDE 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 slipped back 40 Elo over the past 12 months. 65 rated games in the past year (≈70/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
Jan 2026 · age 15
Activity
77
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
57 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#34,834
#34,834 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-3
1962 → 1959
Tournaments
11
50 games
Score
26/ 5052.0%
15W22D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 2/3 | #12 | 1882 | -10.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 2.5/3 | #8 | 2173 | +29.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/8 | #72 | 1928 | -22.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/4 | #119 | 1971 | -30.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/8 | #26 | 2033 | +19.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/6 | #25 | 2131 | +44.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1.5/3 | #27 | 1920 | -6.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1.5/3 | #22 | 1980 | -2.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 0/1 | #47 | 1189 | -20.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/5 | #8 | 1960 | -10.8 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#970
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#3,726
in continent
World
#34,833
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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