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Findlay, Ben

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FIDEFIDE 343458203· Male· England· Born in 2011

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Ben Findlay, a 15-year-old English player, is rated 1565 — just 5 short of his peak of 1570 (Jan 2025, age 14). He has fluctuated between 1527 and 1570 over the past 2 years. 18 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 33rd Doncaster Congress - Open, Sheffield Christmas FIDE U2000, and 2025 Birmingham Open Under 1750. Also played 2 rapid (including 2026 British Rapidplay Championship) and 3 blitz events (including 3rd Sheffield Chess Centre Blitz) recently.

At junior level, he reached #93 nationally in U14.

Current rating

1565

Standard

Rpd1561·Blz1553

All-time high

1570

−5 pts below
Jan 2025 · age 14

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#160,479

#160,479 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

6 entries
2025
93rd English U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1570
Jan 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 14
Jan 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 14
Jan 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 14
Jan 2025
All-time peak 1570
at age 14 · −5 from today
Jan 2025
First FIDE rating
1570 · at age 14
Jan 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Matvii Plotnikov 1,776
33rd Doncaster Congress - Open · Feb 2026 · +10.8 Elo
Evolution
-5
1570 → 1565
Tournaments
5
26 games
Score
9.5/ 2636.5%
6W9D11L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsPaul Leonard1,659·Sheffield Christmas FIDE U2000·R5·-12.8
2.[L]vsSief Al Din Holi1,683·Sheffield Christmas FIDE U2000·R3·-11.6
3.[L]vsSteve Crow1,782·Sheffield Christmas FIDE U2000·R1·-7.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
33rd Doncaster Congress - Open
Swiss
Feb 20261.5/4#241774+37.2
Sheffield Christmas FIDE U2000
Swiss
Dec 20251/5#251452-22.8
2025 Birmingham Open Under 1750
Swiss
Nov 20253/3#15—+23.6
3rd Lancaster Standard Play 2025 - Intermediate
Swiss
Aug 20252/2#28—-7.2
EJCOA National Youth Championship FInals - U14
Open Swiss
Jul 20252/4#22—-35.6
Worst Elo result: EJCOA National Youth Championship FInals - U14 (-35.6 Elo, finished #22).

Rankings

/
England
#2,321
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#105,313
in continent
World
#160,462
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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England
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4
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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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2321🇬🇧Findlay, Ben1,565
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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9
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10
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2,713
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105313🇬🇧Findlay, Ben1,565
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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160462🇬🇧Findlay, Ben1,565