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Sommerbauer-Cornell, Ben
🇬🇧FIDE 494712· Male· England· Born in 2003
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Ben Sommerbauer-Cornell, a 23-year-old English player, is rated 2014 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +37 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 6th 4NCL Easter Congress Open, 2026 Isle of Wight Weekday Under 2100, and exe Slovakia Open 2025 Bratislava. Also played 1 rapid event (including 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Super Rapidplay) recently.
At junior level, he reached #13 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2014
Standard
Rpd1961·Blz1906
All-time high
2014
at best
May 2026 · age 23
May 2026 · age 23
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#25,380
#25,380 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2026
Crossed 2000
at age 23
May 2026
All-time peak 2014
at age 23
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+137 Elo)
1827 → 1964
Sep 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 21
Jun 2024
2023
13th English U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1849
Aug 2023
Crossed 1800
at age 20
Aug 2023
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+37
1977 → 2014
Tournaments
3
23 games
Score
13.5/ 2358.7%
9W9D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/7 | #22 | — | +16.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/6 | #2 | — | +12.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/9 | #56 | 2041 | +8.4 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
England
#410
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#18,735
in continent
World
#25,380
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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