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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

#99,478

#99,478 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

7 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+132 Elo)
1592 → 1724
Apr 2024
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 1724 → returned at 1730
Apr 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

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.

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
#2,989
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#11,821
in continent
World
#99,476
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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4
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6
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7
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2,696
7
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9
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10
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Americas
1
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2,792
1
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2,792
3
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2,753
4
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2,742
5
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2,732
6
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2,724
7
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2,696
7
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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6
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7
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8
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9
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9
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