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Giles, Benjamin
🇳🇿FIDE 4300866· Male· New Zealand· Born in 1976
Benjamin Giles, a 50-year-old player. currently rated 1911 in Standard, career peak of 2083 (Jul 2004). He had 5 career breaks: 38 months (2009–2013), 22 months (2013–2015), 13 months (2015–2016), 18 months (2016–2017), 33 months (2019–2022).
Current rating
1911
Standard
Rpd1947·Blz1924
All-time high
2083
−172 pts below
Jul 2004 · age 28
Jul 2004 · age 28
Activity
96
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
119 past 12 mo · ≈10/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#75
in New Zealand · of 425
Career timeline
14 entries2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 49
Dec 2025
Best 12-month gain (+217 Elo)
1740 → 1957
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 48
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 1863 → returned at 1879
Dec 2019
2016
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1925 → returned at 1913
May 2016
2015
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1969 → returned at 1938
Jan 2015
Recent Results (last 12 months)
Evolution
-53
1964 → 1911
Standard rating history
Rankings
/
New Zealand
#75
out of 622 players
Asia-Pacific
#305
in continent
World
#45,685
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
New Zealand
Asia-Pacific
World
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