Hagner, Bennet
IM🇩🇪FIDE 16224477· Male· Germany· Born in 2008
Bennet Hagner, a 18-year-old German International Master, is rated 2445 — just 23 short of his peak of 2468 (Apr 2026, age 18) and ranked 3rd among German players under 18, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +29 Elo over the past 12 months. 81 rated games in the past year (≈79/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 April 2026, V Open Chess Menorca 2026, and 99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Masters. Also played 2 rapid (including 3. Berlin U25 Open Rapid) and 3 blitz events (including 3. Berlin U25 Open Blitz) recently. He reached German #46 in Mar 2026.
Awarded IM in 2025 (age 17) and FM in 2022 (age 14). Earned a GM norm at 1. Schachbundesliga 2024-2025 April 2025. At junior level, he reached World #30 in U18, World #32 in U16, World #21 in U14, World #31 in U12, World #7 in U10 and World #21 in U8.
Current rating
2445
Standard
All-time high
2468
Apr 2026 · age 18
Activity
89
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#3
Career timeline
19 entriesStandard rating history
Activity & highlights
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1.5/2 | #6 | 2656 | +5.5 |
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 4.5/9 | #4 | 2433 | -1.8 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 2/3 | #26 | 2603 | +5.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #99 | 2154 | -27.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #101 | 2479 | +0.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #46 | 2618 | +4.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #42 | 2478 | +0.7 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6.5/9 | #3 | 2547 | +12.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #47 | 2463 | +0.3 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/7 | #17 | 2287 | -10.4 |
Rankings
National ranking
Europe & World
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| 6 | 🇩🇪Follow Rasmus SvaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,620 |
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| 8 | 🇩🇪Follow Dennis WagnerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,591 |
| 9 | 🇩🇪Follow Luis EngelTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,588 |
| 10 | 🇩🇪Follow Arik BraunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,587 |
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| 62 | 2,445 | |
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| 655 | 2,445 | |
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| 6 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
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