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Elster, Benjamin

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FIDEFIDE 39985270· Male· United States of America· Born in 2001

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Benjamin Elster, a 25-year-old American player, is rated 1593. He is progressing steadily with +22 Elo over the past 12 months. 31 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 April Marshall Monthly FIDE - U1800, 2026 April-May Marshall Weekly Wednesdays U2200 Round 1-2, and 17th Annual Golden State Open - U2100. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 Summer Celebration Blitz - Under 1800) recently. His peak of 1652 was reached at age 25 (Jan 2026).

Current rating

1593

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1491

All-time high

1652

−59 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 25

Activity

34

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#149,055

#149,055 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

7 entries
2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 25
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+81 Elo)
1571 → 1652
Jan 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 25
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1652
at age 25 · −59 from today
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 1500
at age 24
Oct 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 24
Oct 2025

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Hovik Manvelyan 1,874
2026 Daniel Naroditsky Memorial New Year Open - MXA · Jan 2026 · +13.5 Elo
Evolution
—
Tournaments
14
48 games
Score
19.5/ 4840.6%
15W9D24L

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 14
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 April Marshall Monthly FIDE - U1800
Swiss
Apr 20262.5/4#41714+28.0
2026 April-May Marshall Weekly Wednesdays U2200 Round 1-2
Swiss
Apr 20260/2#36929-25.2
17th Annual Golden State Open - U2100
Open Swiss
Jan 20260/3#127998-39.6
2026 New Years Tuesday Night Marathon - 1600-1999 Round 1-3
Swiss
Jan 20261/2#131682+3.2
2026 Daniel Naroditsky Memorial New Year Open - MXA
Open Swiss
Jan 20261/3#331634-4.4
Worst Elo result: 17th Annual Golden State Open - U2100 (-39.6 Elo, finished #127).

Rankings

/
United States of America
#4,307
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#18,366
in continent
World
#149,041
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
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2
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3
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2,754
4
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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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4307🇺🇸Elster, Benjamin1,593
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
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18366🇺🇸Elster, Benjamin1,593
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
🇺🇸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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149041🇺🇸Elster, Benjamin1,593