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Huss, Benjamin

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FIDEFIDE 1316982· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1947

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Benjamin Huss, a 79-year-old Swiss player, is rated 2097 and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +21 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3, SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2, and SSS Zurich 1 2026. His peak of 2178 was reached at age 63 (Jan 2010).

Current rating

2097

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2178

−81 pts below
Jan 2010 · age 63

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 7%

#15,701 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

16 entries
2026
93rd 75-80 player worldwide
at age 79 · rated 2107
May 2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 79
Feb 2026
2022
6th Swiss 70-75 player
at age 75 · rated 2106
Apr 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2100
at age 74
Aug 2021
2020
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2093 → returned at 2106
Mar 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2100
at age 72
Jan 2019

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
SSS Zurich 1 2026
perf 2383 (+282) · 7.5/8 · #1
Top opponent
vs Norbert, Prof. Dr. Pfitzer 2,077
SSS Zurich 1 2026 · Jan 2026 · +9.3 Elo
Evolution
+28
2069 → 2097
Tournaments
6
14 games
Score
10/ 1471.4%
9W2D3L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsNorbert FriedrichFM2,124·SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3·R1·-9.2
2.[L]vsJohannes Gugger2,118·SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 3·R1·-8.5
3.[L]vsLukas MeierCM2,184·SMM 2025 1.Liga round 5·R1·-6.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3
Team
May 20260/1#13921324-9.6
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2
Team
Apr 20261/1#1472763+6.2
SSS Zurich 1 2026
Open Swiss
Jan 20267.5/8#12383+37.4
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 3
Team
Dec 20250/1#8881318-8.8
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 1-2
Team
Nov 20251.5/2#722153+4.2
SMM 2025 1.Liga round 5
Team
Jun 20250/1#2041384-7.0

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#213
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#11,414
in continent
World
#15,701
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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213🇨🇭Huss, Benjamin2,097
Europe
1
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2
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5
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6
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7
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9
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10
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World
1
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2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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