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Foerch, Benedikt
🇩🇪FIDE 16228758· Male· Germany· Born in 1990
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Benedikt Foerch, a 36-year-old German player, is rated 2135 — his current career high and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 70 months (2016–2022, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2022–2023). Recent standard appearances include Salzburger Landesliga B 2025-2026 Round 8-9, Salzburger Landesliga A 2025-2026 Round 2-3, and 30. Augsburger Friedensfest-Open 2025 A-Gruppe. Also played 1 rapid (including Bayerische Schnellschach-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2025 Oberliga) and 2 blitz events (including Oberbayerische Blitzschach-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2025-2026) recently.
Current rating
2135
Standard
Rpd2129·Blz2194
All-time high
2135
at best
Apr 2026 · age 36
Apr 2026 · age 36
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 6%
#12,392 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2026
All-time peak 2135
at age 36
Apr 2026
2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 34
Nov 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 34
Sep 2024
2022
Best 12-month gain (+106 Elo)
2016 → 2122
Aug 2022
Crossed 2100
at age 32
Aug 2022
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2122 → returned at 2102
Aug 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+21
2114 → 2135
Tournaments
3
9 games
Score
7/ 977.8%
6W2D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #13 | 2844 | +5.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #30 | 2398 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/7 | #9 | 2187 | +12.8 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,376
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#8,930
in continent
World
#12,392
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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