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Benda, Herbert

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FIDEFIDE 1606778· Male· Austria· Born in 1966

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Herbert Benda, a 60-year-old Austrian FIDE Master, is rated 2158 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 14 months (2006–2007), 23 months (2010–2012), 40 months (2012–2015) and 34 months (2022–2025). Recent standard appearances include Steirische Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 10-11, Steirische Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 8-9, and Steirische Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 7. Also played 1 blitz event (including Offene Steirische Landesmeisterschaft im Blitzschach 2025) recently. His peak of 2356 was reached at age 38 (Oct 2004); he also reached Austrian #48 in Jul 2017.

Awarded FM in 2002 (age 36). Earned a IM norm at Elekes Memorial IM 2004.

Current rating

2158

Standard

Rpd2232·Blz2132

All-time high

2356

−198 pts below
Oct 2004 · age 38

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 5%

#10,700 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

19 entries
2022
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 2212 → returned at 2205
May 2022
13th Austrian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2231
Apr 2022
2017
7th Austrian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2334
Oct 2017
Peak Austrian rank: #48
at age 51 · rated 2334
Jul 2017
2016
11th Austrian 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2315
Dec 2016
Re-crossed 2300
at age 50
Mar 2016

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Nik JavornikFM 2,261
Steirische Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 8-9 · Feb 2026 · +12.5 Elo
Evolution
-24
2182 → 2158
Tournaments
5
6 games
Score
1.5/ 625.0%
1W1D4L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsNik JavornikFM2,261·Steirische Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 8-9·R8·+12.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Steirische Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 10-11
Team
Apr 20260/1#1231259-13.0
Steirische Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 8-9
Team
Feb 20261.5/2#232376+10.8
Steirische Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 7
Team
Feb 20260/1#741396-9.2
Steirische Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 6
Team
Jan 20260/1#821639-3.6
Steirische Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 1
Team
Sep 20250/1#701422-8.8

Rankings

/
Austria
#199
out of 3,405 players
Europe
#7,632
in continent
World
#10,700
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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6
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7
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8
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10
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Europe
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5
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World
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2
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8
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