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Krause, Benedict
IM🇩🇪FIDE 12917990· Male· Germany· Born in 1997
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Benedict Krause, a 29-year-old German International Master, is rated 2420 and sitting in the top 1% of German players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2400 and 2450 for 2 years. 21 rated games in the past year (≈40/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 April 2026, Deutsche Pokalmannschaftsmeisterschaft 2026 Januar, and 40th European Club Cup (open). Also played 2 rapid (including European Rapid Chess Championship 2025) and 4 blitz events (including European Blitz Chess Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2458 was reached at age 21 (Apr 2018, German #74 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2018 (age 21) and FM in 2015 (age 18). At junior level, he reached World #59 in U20, World #87 in U18 and #13 and #32 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
2420
Standard
Rpd2418·Blz2388
All-time high
2458
−38 pts below
Apr 2018 · age 21
Apr 2018 · age 21
Activity
31
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#93 · German players · of 14,156
Career timeline
19 entries2024
Re-crossed 2400
at age 27
Jan 2024
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2425 → returned at 2426
Mar 2020
500 career games
at age 23
Feb 2020
2018
Peak German rank: #74
at age 21 · rated 2458
Apr 2018
IM title awardedIM
at age 21 · 1st quarter Presidential Board 2018
Apr 2018
All-time peak 2458
at age 21 · −38 from today
Apr 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-1
2421 → 2420
Tournaments
8
21 games
Score
10/ 2147.6%
4W12D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/2 | #126 | 2397 | -0.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #52 | 2393 | -1.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #102 | 3278 | +5.9 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #16 | 2441 | +0.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #92 | 2374 | -1.1 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/2 | #94 | 2198 | -5.9 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 4/7 | #169 | 2466 | +4.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/2 | #108 | 2333 | -2.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsIlja SchneiderIM
🇩🇪GER·2450
+2 −7 =7
16 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsMichael KopylovIM
🇺🇦UKR·2340
+2 −2 =11
15 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsChristian RichterIM
🇩🇪GER·2337
+4 −2 =8
14 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsTobias VoegeFM
🇩🇪GER·2313
+9 −2 =2
13 games·last met May 2025
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vsDaniel KopylovIM
🇩🇪GER·2417
+6 −1 =4
11 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
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Germany
#93
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#845
in continent
World
#1,360
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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