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Sarkoezy, Benjamin

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FIDEFIDE 1270667· Male· Germany· Born in 1987

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Benjamin Sarkoezy, a 39-year-old German player, is rated 2152 — just 10 short of his peak of 2162 (May 2023, age 36) and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2150 and 2200 for 9 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent appearances: 40th Open Basque Country Sestao 2025 and Granada Chess Open 2025. He had 3 career breaks: 29 months (2015–2017), 68 months (2017–2023, COVID-19 included) and 23 months (2023–2025).

Current rating

2152

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2162

−10 pts below
May 2023 · age 36

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 5%

#11,116 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2023
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2138 → returned at 2143
Sep 2023
89th German 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 2162
May 2023
All-time peak 2162
at age 36 · −10 from today
May 2023
2017
Inactive for 68 months
paused at 2110 → returned at 2162
Aug 2017
2015
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 2146 → returned at 2110
Feb 2015
2013
100 career games
at age 26
Sep 2013

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Steven Rojas SalasIM 2,425
Granada Chess Open 2025 · Jul 2025 · +6.7 Elo
Evolution
+14
2138 → 2152
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
9.5/ 1563.3%
7W5D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
40th Open Basque Country Sestao 2025
Open Swiss
Sep 20254/6#1102174+8.6
Granada Chess Open 2025
Open Swiss
Jul 20255.5/9#562148+5.0

Rankings

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Germany
#1,213
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#7,964
in continent
World
#11,116
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Germany
1
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3
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2,657
4
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2,640
5
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2,634
6
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2,620
7
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2,593
8
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2,591
9
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2,588
10
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2,587
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1213🇩🇪Sarkoezy, Benjamin2,152
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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7964🇩🇪Sarkoezy, Benjamin2,152
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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11116🇩🇪Sarkoezy, Benjamin2,152