Benjamin Yan

USA · 23 yrs · K=20 · Peak 2111 (Mar 2023)

Best performance: 2535 at 2023 Charlotte Open(Best of 2023)

NOV26 Rating

2023

Live Rating

2023.0

Change

0.0

Games Played

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Classical

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Official classical rating by month

List	Rating	Change
Nov 2026	2023	0
Oct 2026	2023	0
Sep 2026	2023	0
Aug 2026	2023	0
Jul 2026	2023	0
Jun 2026	2023	0
May 2026	2023	0
Apr 2026	2023	0
Mar 2026	2023	0
Feb 2026	2023	0
Jan 2026	2023	0
Dec 2025	2023	0

Working toward the International Master title1 tracked norm · 9/27 gamesrating 2111 of 2400composition metdetails ↓

Form · Classical

oldest → latest

From 129 classical games on record, the latest on Jan 14, 2024.

Classical games since the November list

No rated standard games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)

	Last played	Score	TPR
	2024 Charlotte Open - ChampionshipJan 13, 2024 – Jan 15, 2024TPR 2076	1/4	2076

The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.

Title Progress

IM title progress

Working toward the International Master title

Tracked norms: 1 · 9 of 27 games credit

Rating: peak 2111, needs 2400

No outstanding composition requirement

14th annual Southwest Class Championships - Masters Feb 20235½/9Rp 2477

Based on events we cover plus the FIDE norm registers of all federations. Norms filed elsewhere may not show up here yet.

Best wins · Classical

From 114 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2015–2024

#	Opponent	Rating
1,	IM Andrei Macovei, 14th annual Southwest Class Championships - Masters, Feb 2023	, 2449
2,	IM Aaron Grabinsky, 2023 Charlotte Open, Jan 2023	, 2417
3,	IM Dean Ippolito, 2023 Charlotte Open, Jan 2023	, 2381
4,	Shelev Oberoi, 2022 US Masters, Nov 2022	, 2328
5,	IM Tanitoluwa Adewumi, 14th annual Southwest Class Championships - Masters, Feb 2023	, 2307
6,	GM Liam Putnam, 14th annual Southwest Class Championships - Masters, Feb 2023	, 2299
7,	WGM Maria Malicka, 14th annual Southwest Class Championships - Masters, Feb 2023	, 2273
8,	FM Gabriel Eidelman, 2022 US Masters, Nov 2022	, 2197
9,	FM Peter Bereolos, 2019 U.S. Masters Championship, Aug 2019	, 2178
10,	Naman Kumar, 3rd Charlotte Masters, Jul 2021	, 2141

#	Opponent	Score	Rating
1,	GM Dariusz Swiercz, 2019 U.S. Masters Championship, Aug 2019	, 0/1	, 2670
2,	GM Benjamin Bok, 2024 Pan-American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship - Open, Jan 2024	, 0/1	, 2621
3,	GM Julio Catalino Sadorra, 2024 Charlotte Open - Championship, Jan 2024	, ½/2	, 2554
4,	GM Ruifeng Li, 2024 Pan-American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship - Open, Jan 2024	, 0/1	, 2541
5,	GM Gergely Kantor, 2024 Charlotte Open - Championship, Jan 2024	, 0/1	, 2531
6,	GM Juraj Druska, 14th annual Southwest Class Championships - Masters, Feb 2023	, ½/1	, 2513
7,	GM Bilel Bellahcene, 51st annual World Open - Open, Jul 2023	, 0/1	, 2497
8,	GM David Brodsky, 14th annual Southwest Class Championships - Masters, Feb 2023	, 0/1	, 2491
9,	GM Gleb Dudin, 14th annual Southwest Class Championships - Masters, Feb 2023	, 0/1	, 2467
10,	IM Levan Bregadze, Cary Chess Center Open, Mar 2019	, ½/2	, 2460

Event timeline · Classical

22 events

Events before the current rating period show the performance, not a rating change.

Live events show the rating change; earlier events show the performance rating.

Performance rating by year

Year	Games	Score	Avg opp	TPR
2024	10	3	2245	2096
2023	35	19	2129	2158
2022	9	5	2223	2266
2021	5	2½	1761	1761
2019	35	11½	2096	1971
2016	2	1½	1767	—
2015	2	1	2012	—

Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.

2024 Charlotte Open - Championship2076
Jan 2024Swissfederation source
#2 in 2024Score 1/4Opp avg 2269Start 2025
2024 Pan-American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship - Open2105
Jan 2024Teamfederation source
Best of 2024Score 2/6Opp avg 2230Start 2025
51st annual World Open - Open1976
Jun – Jul 2023Swissfederation source
#4 in 2023Score 3½/9Opp avg 2056Start 2097
2023 Carolinas Classic - Championship1752
Jun 2023Swissfederation source
#5 in 2023Score 2/5Opp avg 1824Start 2097
4th Colonial Open - Open2013
Apr 2023Swissfederation source
#3 in 2023Score 4½/7Opp avg 1911Start 2111
14th annual Southwest Class Championships - MastersIM norm2477
Feb 2023Swissfederation source
#2 in 2023Score 5½/9Opp avg 2397Start 2020
2023 Charlotte Open2535
Jan 2023Swissfederation source
Best of 2023Score 3½/5Opp avg 2386Start 1957
2022 US Masters2266
Nov 2022Swissfederation source
Best of 2022Score 5/9Opp avg 2223Start 1882
3rd Charlotte Masters1761
Jul 2021Swissfederation source
Best of 2021Score 2½/5Opp avg 1761Start 1908
2019 U.S. Masters Championship2069
Aug 2019Swissfederation source
#2 in 2019Score 2½/9Opp avg 2235Start 1952
49th Annual Continental Open1795
Aug 2019Swissfederation source
#6 in 2019Score 1½/8Opp avg 2046Start 1952
2019 Carolinas Classic1961
Jun 2019Swissfederation source
#3 in 2019Score 1½/4Opp avg 1961Start 1950
7th Cherry Blossom Classic1950
May 2019Swissfederation source
#4 in 2019Score 3/8Opp avg 2037Start 1960
Cary Chess Center Open2246
Mar 2019Swissfederation source
Best of 2019Score 3½/5Opp avg 2246Start 1930
Land of the Sky XXXII 20191906
Jan 2019Swissfederation source
#5 in 2019Score 2½/5Opp avg 1993Start 1936
2018 North Carolina Open1832
Aug 2018Swissfederation source
#4 in 2018Score 2½/4Opp avg 1832Start 1954
2018 Carolinas Classic2067
Jun 2018Swissfederation source
Best of 2018Score 2½/5Opp avg 2154Start 1944
6th Cherry Blossom Classic2023
May 2018Swissfederation source
#2 in 2018Score 2½/5Opp avg 2023Start 1916
Land of the Sky XXXI1855
Jan 2018Swissfederation source
#3 in 2018Score 1½/4Opp avg 1942
2016 North Carolina State Chess Championships—(2)
Nov 2016Swissfederation source
Score 3/5Opp avg 1767
Tobacco Road FIDE Open—(2)
Nov 2015Swissfederation source
Score 2½/4Opp avg 2012
2015 Ron Simpson Memorial—(0)
Mar 2015Swissfederation source
Score ½/4

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