What is Palmer, Ben's FIDE rating?

Palmer, Ben's current standard FIDE rating is 1899.

What is Palmer, Ben's world ranking?

Palmer, Ben is currently ranked #48,362 in the world (standard rating).

What is Palmer, Ben's ranking in United States of America?

Palmer, Ben is currently ranked #1334 in United States of America.

What is Palmer, Ben's continental ranking?

Palmer, Ben is currently ranked #5,337 in their continent.

What is Palmer, Ben's ranking in the U18 category?

Palmer, Ben is ranked #152 in United States of America in the U18 age group.

What is Palmer, Ben's all-time highest FIDE rating?

Palmer, Ben's all-time peak standard rating is 1959.

When did Palmer, Ben receive their first FIDE rating?

Palmer, Ben first appeared in the FIDE rating list in 2025.

Which federation does Palmer, Ben represent?

Palmer, Ben represents United States of America (USA).

How old is Palmer, Ben?

Palmer, Ben was born in 2008 and is 18 years old.

When did Palmer, Ben reach their peak rating?

Palmer, Ben reached their peak standard rating of 1959 in 2025, at age 17.

PB

Palmer, Ben

🇺🇸

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

Ben Palmer, a 18-year-old American player, is rated 1899. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: 14th Annual Boston Chess Congress - Premier. 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

4 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#48,363

#48,363 · players worldwide · of 218,279

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

Peak

FIDE title

Threshold

First rated

Activity & highlights

Top opponent

vs Michael Carey 1,912

14th Annual Boston Chess Congress - Premier · Jan 2026 · +0.7 Elo

Evolution

-38

1937 → 1899

Tournaments

1

5 games

Score

1.5/ 530.0%

0W3D2L

Top 1 win

1.[D]vsMichael Carey1,912·14th Annual Boston Chess Congress - Premier·R2·+0.7

Top 2 losses

1.[L]vsAlexander Golosovker2,002·14th Annual Boston Chess Congress - Premier·R5·-14.2

2.[L]vsAndrew Zhang2,007·14th Annual Boston Chess Congress - Premier·R3·-14.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event

Event	Date	Score	Rank	Perf	Δ Elo
14th Annual Boston Chess Congress - Premier Open Swiss	Jan 2026	1.5/4	#47	1861	-36.8	▸

Worst Elo result: 14th Annual Boston Chess Congress - Premier (-36.8 Elo, finished #47).

Rankings

/

United States of America

#1,334

out of 5,510 players

Americas

#5,337

in continent

World

#48,362

out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe

World

United States of America

1	🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru	2,792
1	🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano	2,792
3	🇺🇸So, Wesley	2,753
4	🇺🇸Niemann, Hans Moke	2,742
5	🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, Leinier	2,732
6	🇺🇸Aronian, Levon	2,724
7	🇺🇸Liang, Awonder	2,696
7	🇺🇸Sevian, Samuel	2,696
9	🇺🇸Xiong, Jeffery	2,656
10	🇺🇸Robson, Ray	2,653
...
1334	🇺🇸Palmer, Ben	1,899

Americas

1	🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru	2,792
1	🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano	2,792
3	🇺🇸So, Wesley	2,753
4	🇺🇸Niemann, Hans Moke	2,742
5	🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, Leinier	2,732
6	🇺🇸Aronian, Levon	2,724
7	🇺🇸Liang, Awonder	2,696
7	🇺🇸Sevian, Samuel	2,696
9	🇺🇸Xiong, Jeffery	2,656
10	🇺🇸Robson, Ray	2,653
...
5337	🇺🇸Palmer, Ben	1,899

World

1	🇳🇴Carlsen, Magnus	2,841
2	🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru	2,792
2	🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano	2,792
4	🇺🇿Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	2,777
4	🇺🇿Sindarov, Javokhir	2,777
6	🇩🇪Keymer, Vincent	2,767
7	🇳🇱Giri, Anish	2,764
8	🇮🇳Erigaisi Arjun	2,761
9	🇺🇸So, Wesley	2,753
9	🇨🇳Wei, Yi	2,753
...
48362	🇺🇸Palmer, Ben	1,899