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Bentel, Armin

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FIDEFIDE 12975877· Male· Germany· Born in 1963

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Armin Bentel, a 63-year-old German player, is rated 1669. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 18 months (2014–2016), 12 months (2016–2017) and 50 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open. His peak of 1784 was reached at age 61 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1669

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1784

−115 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 61

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#120,800

#120,800 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+144 Elo)
1640 → 1784
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1784
at age 61 · −115 from today
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 50 months
paused at 1640 → returned at 1784
Dec 2019
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 54
May 2017
2016
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1725 → returned at 1707
Apr 2016
2014
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1731 → returned at 1725
Sep 2014

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Nikolay Franke 1,591
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open · Apr 2026 · +7.8 Elo
Evolution
-64
1733 → 1669
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
2.5/ 927.8%
2W1D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20262.5/9#12141466-64.6
Worst Elo result: grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open (-64.6 Elo, finished #1214).

Rankings

/
Germany
#10,940
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#83,681
in continent
World
#120,795
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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2,645
3
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5
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6
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2,620
7
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2,593
8
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2,592
9
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10
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Europe
1
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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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World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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