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Benz, Urs

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FIDEFIDE 1328670· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1940

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Urs Benz, a 86-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1663. He has slipped back 137 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈2/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7, SSS Zurich 2 2026, and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6. He had 2 career breaks: 120 months (2014–2024) and 19 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1800 was reached at age 84 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1663

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1800

−137 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 84

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#122,966

#122,966 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

12 entries
2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 86
Mar 2026
2025
40th Swiss 80+ player
at age 85 · rated 1778
Nov 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+134 Elo)
1666 → 1800
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 84
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1800
at age 84 · −137 from today
Mar 2024
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1800 → returned at 1778
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Fred Damberger 1,687
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6 · Feb 2026 · +10.3 Elo
Evolution
-137
1800 → 1663
Tournaments
5
21 games
Score
7.5/ 2135.7%
6W3D12L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsFred Damberger1,687·SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6·R2·+10.3
2.[W]vsFranz Both1,549·SSS Gstaad 2025·R3·+8.4
3.[W]vsAgatha Schuler1,602·SSS Zurich 2 2026·R7·+7.9
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsRodrigo Sobrino1,745·SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 1-2·R2·-20.6
2.[L]vsEugen Fleischer1,871·SSS Gstaad 2025·R7·-14.8
3.[L]vsIrina Galiash1,591·SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7·R2·-12.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7
Team
Mar 20260/1#893791-12.2
SSS Zurich 2 2026
Open Swiss
Feb 20263.5/9#621611-70.4
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6
Team
Feb 20261/2#2711664-10.4
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 1-2
Team
Nov 20251/1#12672545-21.6
SSS Gstaad 2025
Swiss
Oct 20252/5#271722-22.0
Worst Elo result: SSS Zurich 2 2026 (-70.4 Elo, finished #62).

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#2,265
out of 3,418 players
Europe
#84,963
in continent
World
#122,961
out of 400,000+

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