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Benko, Bostjan

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FIDEFIDE 14606771· Male· Slovenia· Born in 1977

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Bostjan Benko, a 49-year-old player, is rated 1877. He is progressing steadily with +35 Elo over the past 12 months. 40 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Pokal SZS 2026, S: MEDJUNARODNI SAHOVSKI TURNIR OPEN ''BOSNJACI 2026'', and Novo mesto Open 2025. Also played 2 rapid (including Drzavno ekipno prvenstvo v pospesenem sahu 2026 - clani) and 2 blitz events (including Drzavno ekipno prvenstvo v hitropoteznem sahu 2026 - clani) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 14 months (2008–2009), 47 months (2012–2016) and 12 months (2016–2018). His peak of 2002 was reached at age 35 (Jan 2012).

Current rating

1877

Standard

Rpd1978·Blz2006

All-time high

2002

−125 pts below
Jan 2012 · age 35

Activity

40

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

40 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#53,971

#53,971 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries
2023
25th 45-50 player nationally
at age 46 · rated 1879
Jan 2023
2022
16th 40-45 player nationally
at age 45 · rated 1917
Apr 2022
2019
100 career games
at age 42
Nov 2019
2016
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1963 → returned at 1966
Dec 2016
27th 35-40 player nationally
at age 39 · rated 1996
Nov 2016
2012
Crossed 2000
at age 35
Jan 2012

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Pokal SZS 2026
perf 1974 (+97) · 3/5 · #10
Top opponent
vs Nenad RisticGM 2,282
I. clanska liga vzhod 2025 · Sep 2025 · +8.6 Elo
Evolution
+36
1841 → 1877
Tournaments
5
34 games
Score
16.5/ 3448.5%
7W19D8L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Pokal SZS 2026
Swiss
Mar 20263/5#101974+14.0
S: MEDJUNARODNI SAHOVSKI TURNIR OPEN ''BOSNJACI 2026''
Open Swiss
Jan 20264.5/9#581933+20.0
Novo mesto Open 2025
Swiss
Oct 20253/3#232718+5.6
I. clanska liga vzhod 2025
Open Swiss
Sep 20252/6#241902+5.0
S: 8th International Chess Tournament, "Solta Chess Open 2025"
Open Swiss
Jun 20254/9#531822-9.2
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

/
Slovenia
#331
out of 1,431 players
Europe
#39,623
in continent
World
#53,971
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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2,555
3
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2,555
5
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2,498
6
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7
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2,474
8
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2,469
9
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10
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331🇸🇮Benko, Bostjan1,877
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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6
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7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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10
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2,708
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39623🇸🇮Benko, Bostjan1,877
World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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4
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5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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53971🇸🇮Benko, Bostjan1,877