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Graff, Ben
🇬🇧FIDE 424170· Male· England· Born in 1975
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Ben Graff, a 51-year-old English player, is rated 1837. He is progressing steadily with +27 Elo over the past 12 months. 37 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Leamington Open Under 2000, V Open Chess Menorca B 2026, and 2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 7-8. Also played 5 rapid (including Poplar Rapid Tournament July 2025 - U2000) and 7 blitz events (including V Blitz Chess Menorca 2026) recently. His peak of 1894 was reached at age 44 (Mar 2019).
Current rating
1837
Standard
Rpd1736·Blz1649
All-time high
1894
−57 pts below
Mar 2019 · age 44
Mar 2019 · age 44
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#65,163
#65,163 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
61st English 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1852
Apr 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 50
May 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 49
Mar 2024
2022
30th English 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 1815
Apr 2022
2020
45th English 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1867
Oct 2020
2019
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1867 → returned at 1844
Dec 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+28
1809 → 1837
Tournaments
10
40 games
Score
24.5/ 4061.3%
16W17D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 1/3 | #28 | 1666 | -13.8 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/3 | #9 | — | +4.2 |
Team | May 2026 | 1/2 | #96 | 1840 | -0.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/8 | #35 | 1797 | -19.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #59 | 2534 | +7.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/4 | #12 | — | -4.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #3 | 2296 | +4.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #79 | 2649 | +10.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJoshua Pink
🇬🇧ENG·1898
+2 −7 =3
12 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsAmrik J Singh
🇬🇧ENG·1663
+5 −4 =2
11 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsOliver Green
🇬🇧ENG·1712
+2 −2 =5
9 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsNigel S Towers
🇬🇧ENG·1832
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsDavid J Ireland
🇬🇧ENG·1950
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Mar 2025
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Rankings
/
England
#1,037
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#47,565
in continent
World
#65,162
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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