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Purton, Ben J

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FIDEFIDE 411132· Male· England· Born in 1986

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Ben J Purton, a 40-year-old English FIDE Master, is rated 2142 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: 40th European Club Cup (open). Also played 1 rapid (including 2025 FIDE World Rapid Team Championship) and 2 blitz events (including 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Pool B) recently. His peak of 2179 was reached at age 38 (Feb 2024).

Awarded FM in 2023 (age 37). At junior level, he reached #23, #20 and #16 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

2142

Standard

Rpd2204·Blz2096

All-time high

2179

−37 pts below
Feb 2024 · age 38

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 5%

#11,877 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

17 entries
2024
15th English 35-40 player
at age 38 · rated 2179
Nov 2024
All-time peak 2179
at age 38 · −37 from today
Feb 2024
2023
FM title awardedFM
at age 37
Sep 2023
2020
48th English 20-35 player
at age 34 · rated 2154
Oct 2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2154 → returned at 2140
Apr 2020
2008
Re-crossed 2100
at age 22
Oct 2008

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Evolution
-31
2173 → 2142
Tournaments
1
4 games
Score
0.5/ 412.5%
0W1D3L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMatteo FavoniCM2,018·40th European Club Cup (open)·R4·-13.4
2.[L]vsErik HedmanIM2,264·40th European Club Cup (open)·R7·-6.6
3.[L]vsHilmir Freyr HeimissonIM2,291·40th European Club Cup (open)·R6·-6.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
40th European Club Cup (open)
Team
Oct 20250.5/4#6501826-31.0
Worst Elo result: 40th European Club Cup (open) (-31.0 Elo, finished #650).

Rankings

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England
#188
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#8,515
in continent
World
#11,877
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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7
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10
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Europe
1
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2,841
2
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9
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10
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World
1
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2
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7
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