Format
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Veja, Benita
🇱🇻FIDE 11610786· Female· Latvia· Born in 1948
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Benita Veja, a 78-year-old Latvian player, is rated 1974 — just 15 short of her peak of 1989 (Mar 2025, age 77). She plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and took a 14-month break between Mar 2025 and Jun 2026. She reached Latvian #63 in Oct 2025.
Current rating
1974
Standard
Rpd1860·Blz—
All-time high
1989
−15 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 77
Mar 2025 · age 77
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#31,874
#31,874 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2025
Peak Latvian rank: #63
at age 77 · rated 1989
Oct 2025
1st Latvian 75-80 player
at age 77 · rated 1989
Sep 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 77
Mar 2025
All-time peak 1989
at age 77 · −15 from today
Mar 2025
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1989 → returned at 1974
Mar 2025
First FIDE rating
1989 · at age 77
Mar 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-15
1989 → 1974
Tournaments
1
4 games
Score
1.5/ 437.5%
1W1D2L
Top 1 win
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1.5/4 | #230 | 1925 | -15.2 |
Rankings
/
Latvia
#71
out of 965 players
Europe
#23,562
in continent
World
#31,873
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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