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Smyth, Ben
🇦🇺FIDE 3229840· Male· Australia· Born in 1999
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Ben Smyth, a 27-year-old Australian player, is rated 1706 — just 11 short of his peak of 1717 (Mar 2024, age 25). He plays occasionally (1 game in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 14 months (2016–2018), 43 months (2018–2021, COVID-19 included), 27 months (2021–2024) and 17 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: 2025 Hobsons Bay Koshnitsky Cup Rounds 1-3.
At junior level, he reached #31 and #35 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1706
Standard
Rpd1710·Blz1719
All-time high
1717
−11 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 25
Mar 2024 · age 25
Activity
—
1 past 12 mo
classical only
classical only
Signature stat
#107,544
#107,544 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+188 Elo)
1529 → 1717
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 25
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1717
at age 25 · −11 from today
Mar 2024
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1717 → returned at 1706
Mar 2024
2021
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 1529 → returned at 1717
Nov 2021
2018
31st Australian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1528
Dec 2018
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-11
1717 → 1706
Tournaments
1
1 games
Score
0/ 10.0%
0W0D1L
Top wins
No standard wins or draws in the last 12 months.
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 0/1 | #33 | — | -10.8 |
Rankings
/
Australia
#709
out of 2,392 players
Asia-Pacific
#14,510
in continent
World
#107,542
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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