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Kowalski, Ben Wito

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FIDEFIDE 12956171· Male· Germany· Born in 2001

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Ben Wito Kowalski, a 25-year-old German player, is rated 1788 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and took a 102-month break between Oct 2017 and May 2026. Recent appearance: HSK-Osteropen 2026.

At junior level, he reached #77 and #43 nationally in U14 and U12.

Current rating

1788

Standard

Rpd1744·Blz—

All-time high

1788

at best
May 2026 · age 25

Activity

2

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

#80,122

#80,122 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2026
All-time peak 1788
at age 25
May 2026
2020
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2020
2017
Inactive for 102 months
paused at 1638 → returned at 1788
Oct 2017
2016
100 career games
at age 15
Sep 2016
2014
77th German U14 player
at age 13 · rated 1734
Jan 2014
2013
Best 12-month gain (+111 Elo)
1623 → 1734
Nov 2013

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
HSK-Osteropen 2026
perf 1938 (+150) · 4/6 · #28
Top opponent
vs Nikita Kuemmerlen 1,741
HSK-Osteropen 2026 · Apr 2026 · +8.7 Elo
Evolution
+5
1783 → 1788
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
4/ 757.1%
4W0D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsNikita Kuemmerlen1,741·HSK-Osteropen 2026·R7·+8.7
2.[W]vsSaiqi He1,676·HSK-Osteropen 2026·R5·+6.9
3.[W]vsJens Queisser1,615·HSK-Osteropen 2026·R4·+5.4
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsChristian Ziemann1,948·HSK-Osteropen 2026·R6·-5.7
2.[L]vsJoern Debertshaeuser1,963·HSK-Osteropen 2026·R2·-5.3
3.[L]vsJakob Speck1,963·HSK-Osteropen 2026·R3·-5.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
HSK-Osteropen 2026
Open Swiss
Apr 20264/6#281938+5.4

Rankings

/
Germany
#8,193
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#57,833
in continent
World
#80,120
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Germany
1
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2
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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
...
8193🇩🇪Kowalski, Ben Wito1,788
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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57833🇩🇪Kowalski, Ben Wito1,788
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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80120🇩🇪Kowalski, Ben Wito1,788