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Bencze, Josef
🇩🇪FIDE 12951765· Male· Germany· Born in 1951
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Josef Bencze, a 75-year-old German player, is rated 1774. He is currently in the 1750–1800 range. 13 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent appearance: 2. Schwaigern Open 2026 B-Turnier. He had 3 career breaks: 12 months (2013–2014), 71 months (2018–2024) and 12 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1893 was reached at age 62 (Jun 2013).
Current rating
1774
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1893
−119 pts below
Jun 2013 · age 62
Jun 2013 · age 62
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#84,533
#84,533 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1802 → returned at 1802
Jun 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 73
Mar 2024
2018
Inactive for 71 months
paused at 1750 → returned at 1802
Jun 2018
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 66
Jun 2017
2013
Crossed 1800
at age 62
Jun 2013
Crossed 1600
at age 62
Jun 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-28
1802 → 1774
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
3.5/ 750.0%
2W3D2L
Top 2 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/6 | #21 | 1681 | -28.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#8,578
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#60,815
in continent
World
#84,531
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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