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Babaniya, Benyamin
CM🇮🇷FIDE 12539392· Male· Iran· Born in 1998
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Benyamin Babaniya, a 28-year-old Iranian Candidate Master, is rated 2100 and sitting in the top 4% of Iranian players, and in the top 7% worldwide. He has held steady between 2100 and 2150 for 6 months. 39 rated games in the past year (≈47/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Gilan 2nd League 1404 Round 5, Gilan 2nd League 1404 Round 4, and Gilan 2nd League 1404 Round 2-3. Also played 14 rapid (including 2nd gilan weekly touranment 1405 - Rapid 17 Ordibehesht) and 13 blitz events (including Gilan weekly blitz 11 dey 1404) recently. His peak of 2213 was reached at age 21 (Mar 2019); he also reached Iranian #49 in Mar 2022.
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 27). At junior level, he reached #11, #8, #20 and #41 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2100
Standard
Rpd2202·Blz2166
All-time high
2213
−113 pts below
Mar 2019 · age 21
Mar 2019 · age 21
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#151 · Iranian players · of 4,074
Career timeline
23 entries2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 28
Jan 2026
2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 27
Apr 2025
2022
Peak Iranian rank: #49
at age 24 · rated 2196
Mar 2022
2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2187 → returned at 2190
Mar 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2200
at age 21
Oct 2019
500 career games
at age 21
Aug 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+5
2095 → 2100
Tournaments
7
31 games
Score
24.5/ 3179.0%
19W11D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #14 | 2702 | +5.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #2 | 2615 | +3.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAli RastbodFM
🇮🇷IRI·2308
+4 −24 =17
45 games·last met May 2026
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vsMahan RamezaniFM
🇮🇷IRI·2280
+11 −15 =14
40 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsArad NazariIM
🇮🇷IRI·2418
+17 −12 =11
40 games·last met May 2026
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vsMani Jahedi
🇮🇷IRI·2231
+13 −20 =6
39 games·last met May 2026
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vsSeyed Mehrab KhoshkalamFM
🇮🇷IRI·2241
+11 −18 =10
39 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Iran
#151
out of 9,027 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,148
in continent
World
#15,434
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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