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Fearnhead, Benjamin
🇬🇧FIDE 499056· Male· England· Born in 2003
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Benjamin Fearnhead, a 23-year-old English player, is rated 1835. He has slipped back 46 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include University of Warwick 1st Congress BCC Qualifier - Open, 2026 Coventry Open, and 2025 Birmingham Open. Also played 2 rapid (including 2026 British Universities Championship: Plate) and 1 blitz events (including 2026 British Universities Championship: Blitz A) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 18 months (2022–2024) and 13 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1881 was reached at age 21 (Oct 2024).
At junior level, he reached #32 and #31 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1835
Standard
Rpd1816·Blz1924
All-time high
1881
−46 pts below
Oct 2024 · age 21
Oct 2024 · age 21
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#65,689
#65,689 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 23
Apr 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+182 Elo)
1699 → 1881
Oct 2024
All-time peak 1881
at age 21 · −46 from today
Oct 2024
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1881 → returned at 1872
Oct 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 21
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1699 → returned at 1819
Aug 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-46
1881 → 1835
Tournaments
3
15 games
Score
6.5/ 1543.3%
5W3D7L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/5 | #29 | 1728 | -40.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/5 | #15 | — | +4.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/4 | #21 | — | -9.2 |
Worst Elo result: University of Warwick 1st Congress BCC Qualifier - Open (-40.8 Elo, finished #29).
Rankings
/
England
#1,060
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#47,921
in continent
World
#65,689
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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