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Usaj, Benjamin
🇸🇮FIDE 14655896· Male· Slovenia· Born in 2013
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Benjamin Usaj, a 13-year-old player, is rated 1640. He is rising rapidly, having gained +230 Elo over the past 12 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 29. drzavna kadetska liga - odprto, Mladinsko drzavno prvenstvo 2026 O14, and Hit open A 2026. Also played 24 rapid (including 20. GOSPODARICEV MEMORIAL) and 15 blitz events (including Drzavno ekipno prvenstvo v hitropoteznem sahu 2026 - clani) recently. His peak of 1771 was reached at age 12 (Aug 2025).
At junior level, he reached #16, #6 and #5 nationally in U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1640
Standard
Rpd1749·Blz1737
All-time high
1771
−131 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 12
Aug 2025 · age 12
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#131,960
#131,960 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
16th U14 player nationally
at age 13 · rated 1661
Jan 2026
2025
6th U12 player nationally
at age 12 · rated 1771
Aug 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 12
Aug 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 12
Aug 2025
All-time peak 1771
at age 12 · −131 from today
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+433 Elo)
1019 → 1452
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
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Tournaments
7
45 games
Score
21/ 4546.7%
14W14D17L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsNikita Kryvosheiev1,666·8. Internationales Raiffeisen Jugendschachturnier Fuerstenfeld Gruppe A·R1·+14.1
2.[W]vsLeon Beghal1,663·8. Internationales Raiffeisen Jugendschachturnier Fuerstenfeld Gruppe A·R7·+14.0
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsDominic Penker1,766·8. Internationales Raiffeisen Jugendschachturnier Fuerstenfeld Gruppe A·R5·-20.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/3 | #37 | 2500 | -14.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/7 | #16 | 1875 | -6.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGregor Markovcic
🇸🇮SLO·1786
+9 −17 =6
32 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsIvo Podrzaj
🇸🇮SLO
+0 −20 =0
20 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsVladimir Slejko
🇸🇮SLO·1948
+4 −15 =1
20 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsJurij Hajna
🇸🇮SLO·2066
+0 −17 =1
18 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsNikita Kartashov
🇸🇮SLO·1706
+5 −8 =4
17 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
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Slovenia
#586
out of 1,457 players
Europe
#90,088
in continent
World
#131,954
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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