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Simpson, Ben
🇬🇧FIDE 444405· Male· England· Born in 1988
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Ben Simpson, a 38-year-old English player, is rated 1919 — just 17 short of his peak of 1936 (Aug 2025, age 37). He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 86 months (2016–2023) and 16 months (2024–2025). Recent appearances: UK Chess Academy August 2025 - FM Pool and 13th Pimlico Summer Tournament 2025 - Open.
Current rating
1919
Standard
Rpd1849·Blz1897
All-time high
1936
−17 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 37
Aug 2025 · age 37
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#43,586
#43,586 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2025
40th English 35-40 player
at age 37 · rated 1936
Aug 2025
All-time peak 1936
at age 37 · −17 from today
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+91 Elo)
1842 → 1933
Mar 2024
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1933 → returned at 1936
Mar 2024
2016
Inactive for 86 months
paused at 1842 → returned at 1873
Jun 2016
2015
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 27
Aug 2015
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-14
1933 → 1919
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
6.5/ 1065.0%
5W3D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/4 | #3 | 1954 | -17.0 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3.5/3 | #17 | 2764 | +2.6 |
Rankings
/
England
#700
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#32,144
in continent
World
#43,586
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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England
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