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Ihle, Ben
🇩🇪FIDE 533020566· Male· Germany· Born in 2010
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Ben Ihle, a 16-year-old German player, is rated 1850 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +90 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Jugendbundesliga U20 West 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, 4. Internationales Bruehler Open 2026 B-Turnier, and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q2 D. Also played 2 blitz events (including Deutsche Jugendmeisterschaft 2025 Blitzturnier UE14) recently.
Current rating
1850
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1779
All-time high
1850
at best
Mar 2026 · age 16
Mar 2026 · age 16
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#61,378
#61,378 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
5 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+90 Elo)
1760 → 1850
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1850
at age 16
Mar 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 16
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Mar 2025
First FIDE rating
1760 · at age 15
Mar 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+98
1752 → 1850
Tournaments
8
28 games
Score
17/ 2860.7%
13W8D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #17 | 1833 | -1.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/5 | #13 | 1893 | +15.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 2451 | +10.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/5 | #2 | 2127 | +83.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #44 | 1870 | +7.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#6,534
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#44,876
in continent
World
#61,378
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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