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Benko, Bostjan
🇸🇮FIDE 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 +36 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·Blz1986
All-time high
2002
−125 pts below
Jan 2012 · age 35
Jan 2012 · age 35
Activity
40
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#53,963
#53,963 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2023
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+36
1841 → 1877
Tournaments
5
34 games
Score
16.5/ 3448.5%
7W19D8L
Top 3 wins
3.[D]vsNarmin MammadovaWGM2,275·S: 8th International Chess Tournament, "Solta Chess Open 2025"·R4·+8.6
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsBeren KalyoncuWCM1,652·S: 8th International Chess Tournament, "Solta Chess Open 2025"·R7·-14.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/5 | #10 | 1974 | +14.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/9 | #58 | 1933 | +20.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/3 | #23 | 2718 | +5.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/6 | #24 | 1902 | +5.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/9 | #53 | 1822 | -9.2 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsJanez Medvesek
🇸🇮SLO·1944
+0 −0 =11
11 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsDusan BrinovecCM
🇸🇮SLO·2070
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsJoze Skok
🇸🇮SLO·1958
+0 −1 =5
6 games·last met May 2024
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vsDusan Cepon
🇸🇮SLO·2006
+0 −4 =2
6 games·last met May 2024
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vsBoris Skok
🇸🇮SLO·1943
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
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Slovenia
#329
out of 1,457 players
Europe
#39,636
in continent
World
#53,962
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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