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Palmer, Ben

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FIDEFIDE 39962083· Male· United States of America· Born in 2008

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Ben Palmer, a 18-year-old American player, is rated 1899. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: 14th Annual Boston Chess Congress - Premier and 93rd Massachusetts Open. His peak of 1959 was reached at age 17 (Apr 2025).

Current rating

1899

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1959

−60 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 17

Activity

11

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#48,394

#48,394 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

3 entries
2025
All-time peak 1959
at age 17 · −60 from today
Apr 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 17
Feb 2025
First FIDE rating
1958 · at age 17
Feb 2025

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
93rd Massachusetts Open
perf 2020 (+83) · 3/5 · #36
Top opponent
vs Siddharth Arun 1,993
93rd Massachusetts Open · May 2025 · +3.2 Elo
Evolution
-38
1937 → 1899
Tournaments
2
11 games
Score
4.5/ 1140.9%
2W5D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsLacey WangWFM1,895·93rd Massachusetts Open·R3·+17.6
2.[D]vsSiddharth Arun1,993·93rd Massachusetts Open·R4·+3.2
3.[D]vsMichael Carey1,912·14th Annual Boston Chess Congress - Premier·R2·+0.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
14th Annual Boston Chess Congress - Premier
Open Swiss
Jan 20261.5/4#471861-36.8
93rd Massachusetts Open
Open Swiss
May 20253/5#362020-22.4
Worst Elo result: 14th Annual Boston Chess Congress - Premier (-36.8 Elo, finished #47).

Rankings

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United States of America
#1,325
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#5,340
in continent
World
#48,394
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
United States of America
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4
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5
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6
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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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1325🇺🇸Palmer, Ben1,899
Americas
1
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2,792
2
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2,788
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
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
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5340🇺🇸Palmer, Ben1,899
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
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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48394🇺🇸Palmer, Ben1,899