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BC
Benecke, Carolin
🇩🇪FIDE 12996025· Female· Germany· Born in 1988
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Carolin Benecke, a 38-year-old German player, is rated 1780 — just 10 short of her peak of 1790 (Mar 2024, age 36). She plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 13 months (2014–2016) and 119 months (2016–2026). Recent appearance: 2. Frauenbundesliga Ost 2025-2026 Februar 2026.
Current rating
1780
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1790
−10 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 36
Mar 2024 · age 36
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#82,627
#82,627 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2024
All-time peak 1790
at age 36 · −10 from today
Mar 2024
2016
Best 12-month gain (+54 Elo)
1596 → 1650
Jan 2016
Crossed 1600
at age 28
Jan 2016
Inactive for 119 months
paused at 1650 → returned at 1774
Jan 2016
2014
Crossed 1500
at age 26
Nov 2014
Crossed 1400
at age 26
Nov 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-10
1790 → 1780
Tournaments
2
2 games
Score
0.5/ 225.0%
0W1D1L
Top 1 win
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #35 | 1880 | +5.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #52 | 1073 | -15.6 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#8,404
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#59,534
in continent
World
#82,625
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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