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Benninger,Beat

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FIDEFIDE 1336681· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1953

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Beat Benninger, a 73-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1739. He has fluctuated between 1696 and 1750 over the past 2 years. 27 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7, SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6, and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 4. He had 3 career breaks: 23 months (2016–2018), 19 months (2022–2024) and 15 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1829 was reached at age 65 (Feb 2018).

Current rating

1739

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1829

−90 pts below
Feb 2018 · age 65

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#96,274

#96,274 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

13 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+167 Elo)
1583 → 1750
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 71
Mar 2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1750 → returned at 1712
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1583 → returned at 1750
Jul 2022
2020
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 67
Feb 2020
2019
42nd Swiss 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1829
Jan 2019

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
SSS Bern 2025
perf 1986 (+289) · 3.5/5 · #54
Top opponent
vs Meinrad Kessler 1,841
SSS Zurich 1 2026 · Jan 2026 · +3.2 Elo
Evolution
-11
1750 → 1739
Tournaments
8
30 games
Score
15/ 3050.0%
12W6D12L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsHarry Gheorghiu1,637·Bundesturnier HT2 2025·R7·-12.1
2.[L]vsPeter Trachsel1,713·Bundesturnier HT2 2025·R5·-10.0
3.[L]vsSeverin Gunzinger1,752·Bundesturnier HT2 2025·R3·-8.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#6181671-2.0
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6
Team
Feb 20262/2#262459+16.4
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 4
Team
Jan 20261/1#3312443+8.6
SSS Zurich 1 2026
Open Swiss
Jan 20265/9#321739+20.8
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 3
Team
Dec 20250.5/1#4611673-0.6
Worst Elo result: Bundesturnier HT2 2025 (-37.6 Elo, finished #83).

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#1,806
out of 3,418 players
Europe
#68,505
in continent
World
#96,273
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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