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Fletcher, Ben J

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FIDEFIDE 343427456· Male· England· Born in 1980

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Ben J Fletcher, a 46-year-old English player, is rated 1625. He has slipped back 37 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 5-6, 2026 4NCL Bradford Congress Extra Games, and 2026 4NCL Bradford Congress Under 1700. His peak of 1662 was reached at age 45 (May 2025).

Current rating

1625

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1662

−37 pts below
May 2025 · age 45

Activity

14

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#137,521

#137,521 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

10 entries
2026
99th English 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1652
Jan 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 46
Jan 2026
2025
96th English 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1662
Jun 2025
All-time peak 1662
at age 45 · −37 from today
May 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+290 Elo)
1341 → 1631
Jun 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 44
Jun 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Steve Crow 1,782
3rd Sheffield Chess International · Nov 2025 · +13.6 Elo
Evolution
-37
1662 → 1625
Tournaments
5
17 games
Score
7/ 1741.2%
6W2D9L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAmandeep Singh1,570·62nd Hull Congress Under 1750·R5·+15.9
2.[W]vs?1,568·62nd Hull Congress Under 1750·R4·+15.8
3.[W]vsSteve Crow1,782·3rd Sheffield Chess International·R2·+13.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 5-6
Team
Feb 20261/2#441595-1.0
2026 4NCL Bradford Congress Extra Games
Swiss
Jan 20260.5/1#3—-9.8
2026 4NCL Bradford Congress Under 1700
Swiss
Jan 20261/2#511559-16.0
3rd Sheffield Chess International
Open Swiss
Nov 20252/3#271972+9.6
62nd Hull Congress Under 1750
Swiss
Sep 20252.5/3#361881-20.4
Worst Elo result: 62nd Hull Congress Under 1750 (-20.4 Elo, finished #36).

Rankings

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England
#2,111
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#93,184
in continent
World
#137,513
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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England
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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2111🇬🇧Fletcher, Ben J1,625
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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93184🇬🇧Fletcher, Ben J1,625
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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9
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137513🇬🇧Fletcher, Ben J1,625