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Wacker, Benjamin

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FIDEFIDE 1369008· Male· Switzerland· Born in 2007

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Benjamin Wacker, a 19-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1816 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +100 Elo over the past 12 months. 29 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open, Stein am Rhein Open 2026, and SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1. Also played 2 rapid events (including Seebach and Friends No. 6) recently.

At junior level, he reached #43 and #56 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

1816

Standard

Rpd1728·Blz—

All-time high

1816

at best
May 2026 · age 19

Activity

50

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#71,384

#71,384 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

7 entries
2026
43rd Swiss U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1816
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+100 Elo)
1716 → 1816
May 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 19
May 2026
All-time peak 1816
at age 19
May 2026
2025
56th Swiss U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1716
Dec 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 18
Dec 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Altug Ay 1,951
Stein am Rhein Open 2026 · Mar 2026 · +8.3 Elo
Best comeback
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6
finished #3 (seeded #965 of 1300)
Evolution
+100
1716 → 1816
Tournaments
9
29 games
Score
13.5/ 2946.6%
11W7D11L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsBen Duizendstra1,564·grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open·R1·-32.4
2.[L]vsSteven Emmott1,786·Luzerner Open 2025 - Kat. A·R3·-16.0
3.[L]vsNiek Oostvogels1,905·grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open·R4·-15.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20265/9#3871826+18.0
Stein am Rhein Open 2026
Swiss
Mar 20262.5/4#272093+17.6
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1
Team
Mar 20260/1#13191130-11.6
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7
Team
Mar 20261/1#3592566+19.6
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6
Team
Feb 20262/2#32596+48.0
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 4
Team
Jan 20260.5/1#4241868+8.0
Luzerner Open 2025 - Kat. A
Open Swiss
Oct 20251.5/7#4916460.0
SMM 2025 2. Liga round 6
Team
Aug 20251/1#5417680.0
SMM 2025 2. Liga round 5
Team
Jun 20250/1#27311550.0

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#1,305
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#51,839
in continent
World
#71,383
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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5
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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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1305🇨🇭Wacker, Benjamin1,816
Europe
1
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2
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3
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5
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6
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7
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9
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51839🇨🇭Wacker, Benjamin1,816
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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71383🇨🇭Wacker, Benjamin1,816