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Cook, Ben
🇬🇧FIDE 343410235· Male· England· Born in 2006
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Ben Cook, a 20-year-old English player, is rated 1734 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 18 months (2022–2024) and 15 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: Internationales Pfingst-Open 2025 B im 3. Muenchner Schachfestival.
At junior level, he reached #56, #49 and #37 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1734
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1734
at best
Jul 2025 · age 19
Jul 2025 · age 19
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#97,958
#97,958 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2025
56th English U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1734
Oct 2025
All-time peak 1734
at age 19
Jul 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+182 Elo)
1546 → 1728
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 18
Mar 2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1728 → returned at 1734
Mar 2024
2023
49th English U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1546
Jan 2023
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
Internationales Pfingst-Open 2025 B im 3. Muenchner Schachfestivalperf 1991 (+257) · 4/6 · #69
Top opponent
Evolution
+6
1728 → 1734
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
4/ 944.4%
4W0D5L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsKlaus Locher1,879·Internationales Pfingst-Open 2025 B im 3. Muenchner Schachfestival·R5·+27.9
2.[W]vsTomas Pena Cervera1,858·Internationales Pfingst-Open 2025 B im 3. Muenchner Schachfestival·R7·+26.8
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMarcus Zametzer1,834·Internationales Pfingst-Open 2025 B im 3. Muenchner Schachfestival·R6·-14.4
3.[L]vsWerner Bauer1,890·Internationales Pfingst-Open 2025 B im 3. Muenchner Schachfestival·R3·-11.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/6 | #69 | 1991 | +5.6 |
Rankings
/
England
#1,583
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#69,539
in continent
World
#97,957
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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