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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 had 2 career breaks: 76 months (2017–2024) and 25 months (2024–2026). 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

#80,061

#80,061 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries
2026
All-time peak 1788
at age 25
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+145 Elo)
1638 → 1783
Mar 2024
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 1783 → returned at 1788
Mar 2024
2020
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2020
2017
Inactive for 76 months
paused at 1638 → returned at 1783
Oct 2017
2016
100 career games
at age 15
Sep 2016

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — 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
#8,070
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#57,777
in continent
World
#80,060
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Germany
1
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2
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2,694
3
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2,645
3
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2,645
5
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2,635
6
🇩🇪Svane, RasmusFollow Rasmus SvaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,620
7
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2,593
8
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2,592
9
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2,591
10
🇩🇪Braun, ArikFollow Arik BraunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,587
...
8070🇩🇪Kowalski, Ben Wito1,788
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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57777🇩🇪Kowalski, Ben Wito1,788
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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80060🇩🇪Kowalski, Ben Wito1,788