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Hofmann, Benjamin
🇩🇪FIDE 16270266· Male· Germany· Born in 2005
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Benjamin Hofmann, a 21-year-old German player, is rated 2006 — just 24 short of his peak of 2030 (Apr 2026, age 21). He is on a steady climb with +64 Elo over the past 12 months. 41 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include NRW-Liga Gruppe 2 2025-2026 April 2026, grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, and 8. Schach-Open Leer 2025 A-Turnier. Also played 1 blitz event (including Deutsche Jugendmeisterschaft 2025 Blitzturnier UE14) recently.
At junior level, he reached #65 and #98 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2006
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1991
All-time high
2030
−24 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 21
Apr 2026 · age 21
Activity
47
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
41 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#26,560
#26,560 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2026
All-time peak 2030
at age 21 · −24 from today
Apr 2026
2025
65th German U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2028
Dec 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 20
Dec 2025
2024
100 career games
at age 19
Sep 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2024
2023
98th German U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1863
Oct 2023
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+62
1944 → 2006
Tournaments
11
40 games
Score
17/ 4042.5%
10W14D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
top 10 of 11| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #64 | 1340 | -7.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/9 | #755 | 1972 | -16.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #70 | 2129 | +3.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #14 | 2927 | +13.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #71 | 1328 | -7.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#3,089
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#19,619
in continent
World
#26,560
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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