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Levin, Benny
🇿🇦FIDE 14310112· Male· South Africa· Born in 1956
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Benny Levin, a 70-year-old South African player, is rated 1701. He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 2 years. 11 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent appearance: Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (A). He had 3 career breaks: 13 months (2016–2017), 32 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2023–2024). His peak of 1743 was reached at age 68 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1701
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1743
−42 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 68
Mar 2024 · age 68
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#109,593
#109,593 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+156 Elo)
1587 → 1743
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 68
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1743
at age 68 · −42 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1571 → returned at 1714
Oct 2023
2022
3rd South African 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1603
Aug 2022
2019
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 1619 → returned at 1603
Nov 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-13
1714 → 1701
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
7.5/ 1453.6%
6W3D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/3 | #14 | 2559 | -5.8 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 4.5/8 | #53 | 1774 | -6.6 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#488
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#4,168
in continent
World
#109,590
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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