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Keohane, Ben
🇬🇧FIDE 433950· Male· England· Born in 1976
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Ben Keohane, a 50-year-old English player, is rated 1988. He is on a steady climb with +26 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent appearance: 4th Greater London FIDE Congress - U2100. Also played 18 rapid (including 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Rapidplay 1) and 13 blitz events (including V Mindsports International Festival 2025 - 3rd Night Blitz) recently. He took a 23-month break between Mar 2015 and Mar 2017. His peak of 2045 was reached at age 45 (Oct 2021).
Current rating
1988
Standard
Rpd1939·Blz1836
All-time high
2045
−57 pts below
Oct 2021 · age 45
Oct 2021 · age 45
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#29,457
#29,457 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2024
100 career games
at age 48
Feb 2024
2022
19th English 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2045
Apr 2022
2021
All-time peak 2045
at age 45 · −57 from today
Oct 2021
2020
29th English 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 2037
Oct 2020
2019
Best 12-month gain (+50 Elo)
1987 → 2037
Feb 2019
2018
Crossed 2000
at age 42
Dec 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+21
1967 → 1988
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
7/ 1070.0%
6W2D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsDaniel-Luca Olteanu1,923·The Army and Navy Club Pall Mall FIDE Congress Open May 2026·R3·+8.2
2.[W]vsLorenzo Pasqualetto1,880·The Army and Navy Club Pall Mall FIDE Congress Open May 2026·R2·+7.0
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/5 | #1 | 1989 | +2.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPeter G LargeIM
🇬🇧ENG·2154
+6 −19 =7
32 games·last met May 2026
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vsAlexander CherniaevGM
🇬🇧ENG·2275
+1 −29 =1
31 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsRobert Stern
🇬🇧ENG·2028
+16 −7 =5
28 games·last met Apr 2023
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vsSalvatore Pepe
🇬🇧ENG·1631
+19 −6 =0
25 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsMohammad Hossein Mozaffari
🇮🇷IRI·1986
+7 −6 =4
17 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
/
England
#465
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#21,765
in continent
World
#29,456
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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