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Foo, Zhi Rong Benjamin

CM🇸🇬

FIDEFIDE 5801664· Male· Singapore· Born in 1994

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Zhi Rong Benjamin Foo, a 32-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 2209 and ranked 12th among SGP players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 23 months (2018–2020), 48 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2024–2025). Recent appearances: 2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 5-6 and 2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 3-4. Also played 3 blitz events (including 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Blitz 2) recently. His peak of 2273 was reached at age 23 (Jun 2017); he also reached #8 nationally in Nov 2013 and spent 36 months in top 10.

Competes for Singapore since Sep 2016. Awarded CM in 2016 (age 22). At junior level, he reached #1, #2, #2, #4 and #3 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.

Current rating

2209

Standard

Rpd2183·Blz2152

All-time high

2273

−64 pts below
Jun 2017 · age 23

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

#12

#12 · SGP players · of 464
36 months in National top 10 (2012–2019)

Career timeline

24 entries
2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 32
Mar 2026
2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2177 → returned at 2187
Apr 2024
2020
Inactive for 48 months
paused at 2207 → returned at 2190
Feb 2020
2019
36 months in national top 10
longest streak 21 months · since Mar 2012
Jan 2019
2018
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2254 → returned at 2207
Feb 2018
2017
All-time peak 2273
at age 23 · −64 from today
Jun 2017

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Indy Southcott-MoyersFM 2,230
2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 9-11 · May 2026 · +10.6 Elo
Best comeback
2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 3-4
finished #1 (seeded #19 of 96)
Evolution
+22
2187 → 2209
Tournaments
3
7 games
Score
6/ 785.7%
6W0D1L
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsJem GurnerCM2,082·2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 9-11·R1·-13.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 9-11
Team
May 20262/3#352254+4.0
2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 5-6
Team
Feb 20262/2#82751+8.4
2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 3-4
Team
Jan 20262/2#12804+10.4
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Most-Played Opponents

vsJingyao TinGM
🇸🇬SGP·2589
+2 −9 =4
15 games·last met Dec 2019
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vsLuis Chiong Zacarias RomeroIM
🇵🇭PHI·2293
+3 −11 =1
15 games·last met Jan 2014
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vsEnrique PacienciaIM
🇸🇬SGP·2259
+5 −8 =0
13 games·last met Aug 2018
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vsJarred NeubronnerFM
🇸🇬SGP·2245
+5 −3 =4
12 games·last met Aug 2016
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vsJun Wei LeeFM
🇸🇬SGP·2252
+8 −1 =2
11 games·last met Sep 2024
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Rankings

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Singapore
#12
out of 1,166 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,257
in continent
World
#7,699
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Singapore
1
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2,589
2
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2,513
3
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2,390
4
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2,383
5
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2,371
6
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2,353
7
🇸🇬Villamayor, BuenaventuraFollow Buenaventura VillamayorTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,280
8
🇸🇬Ashwath KaushikFollow Ashwath KaushikTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,266
9
🇸🇬Paciencia, EnriqueFollow Enrique PacienciaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,259
10
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2,247
...
12🇸🇬Foo, Zhi Rong Benjamin2,209
Asia-Pacific
1
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
1
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
3
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
4
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2,753
5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa RFollow Praggnanandhaa RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
8
🇷🇺Nepomniachtchi, IanFollow Ian NepomniachtchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,733
9
🇮🇳Gukesh DFollow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
10
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2,731
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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7699🇸🇬Foo, Zhi Rong Benjamin2,209