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Hughes, Ben
🇬🇧FIDE 343472109· Male· England· Born in 2007
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Ben Hughes, a 19-year-old English player, is rated 1655 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +111 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 7th Simon Bartlett Memorial Congress 2026 - Minor U1600, Southall FIDE Congress December 2025 - U2400, and 3rd Torquay Riviera Congress (PM U1750). Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 British Championship: First Blitz Under 1600) recently.
At junior level, he reached #72 and #85 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1655
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1516
All-time high
1655
at best
Apr 2026 · age 19
Apr 2026 · age 19
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#126,340
#126,340 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
72nd English U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1655
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+111 Elo)
1544 → 1655
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1655
at age 19
Apr 2026
2025
85th English U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1624
Oct 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 18
Oct 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 18
Sep 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+111
1544 → 1655
Tournaments
5
31 games
Score
13/ 3141.9%
12W7D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/5 | #1 | 1771 | +44.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1.5/3 | #11 | 1683 | -12.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/5 | #3 | 1840 | +80.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1.5/6 | #58 | 1507 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/3 | #39 | 1425 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
England
#1,961
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#86,935
in continent
World
#126,334
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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