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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 1746. He has fluctuated between 1696 and 1750 over the past 2 years. 28 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3, SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7, and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6. He had 2 career breaks: 23 months (2016–2018) and 35 months (2022–2025). His peak of 1829 was reached at age 65 (Feb 2018).

Current rating

1746

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1829

−83 pts below
Feb 2018 · age 65

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#93,904

#93,904 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 71
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1583 → returned at 1712
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
2018
All-time peak 1829
at age 65 · −83 from today
Feb 2018
2016
50th Swiss 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 1817
Oct 2016

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

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
+34
1712 → 1746
Tournaments
8
24 games
Score
14.5/ 2460.4%
12W5D7L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsUrs Scheidegger1,799·SSS Zurich 1 2026·R5·-7.9
2.[L]vsMarc Schaerer1,797·SSS Bern 2025·R8·-7.2
3.[L]vsIrvin Pilav1,843·SSS Zurich 1 2026·R3·-6.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3
Team
May 20261/1#3002420+6.8
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
SSS Bern 2025
Open Swiss
Nov 20253.5/5#541986-23.0
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 1-2
Team
Nov 20251/1#1732451+8.4
Worst Elo result: SSS Bern 2025 (-23.0 Elo, finished #54).

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#1,791
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#66,997
in continent
World
#93,902
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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Europe
1
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2
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8
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