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Marlow, Ben

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FIDEFIDE 449466· Male· England· Born in 1987

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Ben Marlow, a 39-year-old English player, is rated 1832 — just 5 short of his peak of 1837 (Mar 2024, age 37). He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 2 years. 14 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2026 Leamington Open and University of Warwick 1st Congress BCC Qualifier - U1850. He had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2016–2018) and 97 months (2018–2026).

Current rating

1832

Standard

Rpd1836·Blz—

All-time high

1837

−5 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 37

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#66,617

#66,617 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

10 entries
2026
54th English 35-40 player
at age 39 · rated 1832
Jun 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 39
Apr 2026
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 37
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1837
at age 37 · −5 from today
Mar 2024
2018
Inactive for 97 months
paused at 1728 → returned at 1825
Feb 2018
2016
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1822 → returned at 1728
Aug 2016

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
Birmingham FIDE Congress - U2400
perf 1955 (+123) · 2.5/5 · #10
Top opponent
vs Aaron RichCM 2,011
Birmingham FIDE Congress - U2400 · May 2026 · +14.7 Elo
Evolution
-5
1837 → 1832
Tournaments
5
24 games
Score
10.5/ 2443.8%
8W5D11L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
9th Crewe Chess Congress 2026
Open Swiss
Jun 20261/3#601865-18.0
ChessPick Warwick Summer Congress 2026: Open
Open Swiss
Jun 20262/5#241821-4.6
Birmingham FIDE Congress - U2400
Swiss
May 20262.5/5#101955+16.8
2026 Leamington Open
Swiss
May 20262/5#10—-9.6
University of Warwick 1st Congress BCC Qualifier - U1850
Swiss
Feb 20263/4#31863-11.6
Worst Elo result: 9th Crewe Chess Congress 2026 (-18.0 Elo, finished #60).

Rankings

/
England
#1,065
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#48,565
in continent
World
#66,616
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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