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Rich, Ben S

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FIDEFIDE 490431· Male· England· Born in 1966

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Ben S Rich, a 60-year-old English player, is rated 1868 — just 7 short of his peak of 1875 (Sep 2024, age 58). He has fluctuated between 1821 and 1875 over the past 2 years. 11 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 4NCL Bradford Congress Under 2000, 2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 3-4, and 40th European Club Cup (open). Also played 1 rapid (including 2025 British Championship: Rapidplay Open) and 3 blitz events (including 2025 UK Open Blitz: Sheffield Qualifier) recently.

Current rating

1868

Standard

Rpd1917·Blz1823

All-time high

1875

−7 pts below
Sep 2024 · age 58

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#56,356

#56,356 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+93 Elo)
1782 → 1875
Dec 2024
All-time peak 1875
at age 58 · −7 from today
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 58
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 57
Dec 2023
75th English 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 1853
Oct 2023
2022
Crossed 1800
at age 56
Nov 2022

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Alex Royle 1,979
2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 9-11 · May 2026 · +3.1 Elo
Evolution
0
1868 → 1868
Tournaments
5
15 games
Score
9.5/ 1563.3%
9W1D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 9-11
Team
May 20261.5/2#502154+17.6
2026 4NCL Bradford Congress Under 2000
Swiss
Jan 20264/4#82666+15.6
2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 3-4
Team
Jan 20262/1#642738+13.2
40th European Club Cup (open)
Team
Oct 20250/1#6731293-3.4
17th Leyland Chess Congress - Open
Swiss
Aug 20252/3#341810-44.0
Worst Elo result: 17th Leyland Chess Congress - Open (-44.0 Elo, finished #34).

Rankings

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England
#898
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#41,352
in continent
World
#56,355
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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