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Graff, Ben

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FIDEFIDE 424170· Male· England· Born in 1975

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Ben Graff, a 51-year-old English player, is rated 1833. He is progressing steadily with +22 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include V Open Chess Menorca B 2026, 2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 7-8, and 2026 Coventry Open Under 2000. Also played 6 rapid (including Poplar Rapid Tournament May 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

1833

Standard

Rpd1741·Blz1681

All-time high

1894

−61 pts below
Mar 2019 · age 44

Activity

20

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#66,263

#66,263 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries
2026
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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
2025 British Championship: AM Under 1900
perf 1934 (+99) · 4.5/6 · #3
Top opponent
vs George Neave 2,066
2025 British Championship: Over 50 · Aug 2025 · +5.8 Elo
Best comeback
2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 5-6
finished #3 (seeded #47 of 192)
Evolution
+23
1810 → 1833
Tournaments
8
34 games
Score
21.5/ 3463.2%
14W15D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
V Open Chess Menorca B 2026
Open Swiss
Apr 20265.5/8#351797-19.4
2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 7-8
Team
Mar 20261/1#592534+7.0
2026 Coventry Open Under 2000
Swiss
Feb 20262.5/4#12—-4.6
2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 5-6
Team
Feb 20262/2#32296+4.4
2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 3-4
Team
Jan 20261/1#792649+10.4
Worst Elo result: V Open Chess Menorca B 2026 (-19.4 Elo, finished #35).

Rankings

/
England
#1,070
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#48,317
in continent
World
#66,263
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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7
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8
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9
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10
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1070🇬🇧Graff, Ben1,833
Europe
1
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5
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7
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8
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8
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10
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48317🇬🇧Graff, Ben1,833
World
1
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2,840
2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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66263🇬🇧Graff, Ben1,833