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Luig, Benjamin
🇩🇪FIDE 12984302· Male· Germany· Born in 1983
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Benjamin Luig, a 43-year-old German player, is rated 1898 — just 1 short of his peak of 1899 (Jul 2014, age 31). He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 79 months (2016–2022), 16 months (2022–2024) and 23 months (2024–2026). Recent appearance: Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q3 B. Also played 1 blitz event (including Berliner Elo-Halbmarathon Blitzschach 2025) recently.
Current rating
1898
Standard
Rpd1893·Blz1822
All-time high
1899
−1 pts below
Jul 2014 · age 31
Jul 2014 · age 31
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#48,605
#48,605 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+63 Elo)
1836 → 1899
Mar 2024
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1832 → returned at 1898
Feb 2024
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 39
Sep 2022
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1836 → returned at 1832
Sep 2022
2016
Inactive for 79 months
paused at 1871 → returned at 1836
Jan 2016
2014
Crossed 1800
at age 31
Jul 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-1
1899 → 1898
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
2/ 540.0%
1W2D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/5 | #74 | 1897 | -0.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#5,341
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#35,805
in continent
World
#48,604
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Germany
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