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Benci, Jozef
CM🇸🇰FIDE 14967596· Male· Slovakia· Born in 2009
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Jozef Benci, a 17-year-old Slovak Candidate Master, is rated 2169 and ranked 3rd among Slovak players under 18, and in the top 5% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +281 Elo over the past 12 months. 99 rated games in the past year (≈86/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 3. liga A1 2025 2026 R11, Majstrovstva Slovenska 2026 - kategoria C18, and 1. liga Zapad 2025 2026 R10-11. His peak of 2201 was reached at age 17 (Apr 2026, Slovak #98 at the time).
Awarded CM in 2026 (age 17). At junior level, he reached #3, #4, #4, #6 and #29 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2169
Standard
Rpd1887·Blz1817
All-time high
2201
−32 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 17
Apr 2026 · age 17
Activity
115
games / yr avg. · ≈10/mo
99 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#3
#3 · Slovak players under 18 · of 213
Career timeline
17 entries2026
Peak Slovak rank: #98
at age 17 · rated 2201
Apr 2026
3rd Slovak U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2201
Apr 2026
CM title awardedCM
at age 17
Apr 2026
Crossed 2200
at age 17
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2201
at age 17 · −32 from today
Apr 2026
Crossed 2100
at age 17
Feb 2026
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+182
1987 → 2169
Tournaments
28
92 games
Score
60.5/ 9265.8%
45W33D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
20 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #52 | 1879 | -14.8 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #6 | 2148 | -16.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #10 | 2183 | +0.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #5 | 2599 | +6.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #89 | 2182 | 0.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #59 | 2737 | +7.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #5 | 2456 | +3.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #66 | 1959 | -10.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #35 | 2848 | +14.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2844 | +22.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJonas Durana
🇸🇰SVK·2041
+4 −5 =5
14 games·last met May 2026
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vsMartin Gollner
🇸🇰SVK·2089
+1 −7 =0
8 games·last met May 2025
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vsDominik Hitka
🇸🇰SVK·2129
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsRudolf Benci
🇸🇰SVK·1729
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsSear Sahidi
🇸🇰SVK·1930
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met May 2024
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Rankings
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Slovakia
#124
out of 3,170 players
Europe
#7,067
in continent
World
#9,950
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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