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Harding, Ben

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FIDEFIDE 3240452· Male· Australia· Born in 2005

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Ben Harding, a 21-year-old Australian player, is rated 1697 — just 27 short of his peak of 1724 (Mar 2024, age 19). He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and took a 20-month break between Jul 2022 and Apr 2024. Recent appearance: 2026 Ballarat Begonia Open.

At junior level, he reached #45, #38, #27 and #18 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.

Current rating

1697

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1657

All-time high

1724

−27 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 19

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#111,029

#111,029 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

14 entries
2024
45th Australian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1707
Oct 2024
Best 12-month gain (+168 Elo)
1540 → 1708
Apr 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Apr 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 19
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1724
at age 19 · −27 from today
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1540 → returned at 1708
Jul 2022

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
2026 Ballarat Begonia Open
perf 2167 (+470) · 4.5/5 · #105
Top opponent
vs Tony J DavisCM 1,911
2026 Ballarat Begonia Open · Mar 2026 · +5.5 Elo
Evolution
+13
1684 → 1697
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
4.5/ 764.3%
4W1D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsScott Humphreys1,762·2026 Ballarat Begonia Open·R7·+11.8
2.[D]vsTony J DavisCM1,911·2026 Ballarat Begonia Open·R6·+5.5
3.[W]vsBastian Skahill1,422·2026 Ballarat Begonia Open·R4·+3.4
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsDaniel WangCM1,912·2026 Ballarat Begonia Open·R1·-4.5
2.[L]vsAdrian Flitney1,919·2026 Ballarat Begonia Open·R3·-4.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Ballarat Begonia Open
Open Swiss
Mar 20264.5/5#1052167+13.2

Rankings

/
Australia
#747
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#15,150
in continent
World
#111,026
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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