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Banta, Robert Lance

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FIDEFIDE 39908682· Male· United States of America· Born in 1957

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Robert Lance Banta, a 69-year-old American player, is rated 1730 — just 25 short of his peak of 1755 (Mar 2024, age 67). He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and took a 24-month break between Apr 2024 and May 2026. Recent appearance: Reykjavik Open 2026.

Current rating

1730

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1755

−25 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 67

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#99,335

#99,335 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

7 entries
2024
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 1724 → returned at 1730
Apr 2024
Best 12-month gain (+163 Elo)
1592 → 1755
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 67
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1755
at age 67 · −25 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Crossed 1500
at age 66
May 2023
Crossed 1400
at age 66
May 2023

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Gudni Petursson 2,027
Reykjavik Open 2026 · Mar 2026 · +14.0 Elo
Evolution
+6
1724 → 1730
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
3.5/ 938.9%
2W3D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[D]vsGudni Petursson2,027·Reykjavik Open 2026·R6·+14.0
2.[W]vsRoeland Creve1,524·Reykjavik Open 2026·R2·+9.6
3.[D]vsLovis Neo Karlinder1,903·Reykjavik Open 2026·R3·+9.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMichael A Gilbert1,960·Reykjavik Open 2026·R9·-8.2
2.[L]vsJonatan Akeborg2,000·Reykjavik Open 2026·R7·-6.8
3.[L]vsAbhinav Reddy Bathula2,020·Reykjavik Open 2026·R4·-6.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Reykjavik Open 2026
Open Swiss
Mar 20263.5/8#2371750+5.6

Rankings

/
United States of America
#2,948
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#11,808
in continent
World
#99,334
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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2
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3
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2,754
4
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2,732
5
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2,728
6
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2,724
7
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2,718
8
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
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2948🇺🇸Banta, Robert Lance1,730
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
4
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
5
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,718
8
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
11808🇺🇸Banta, Robert Lance1,730
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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99334🇺🇸Banta, Robert Lance1,730