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Weidenhoefer, Ben
🇩🇪FIDE 16273702· Male· Germany· Born in 2009
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Ben Weidenhoefer, a 17-year-old German player, is rated 1604 — just 24 short of his peak of 1628 (Dec 2024, age 15). He has fluctuated between 1476 and 1628 over the past 2 years. 45 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open, Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q5 F, and 27. NordWest-Cup Open B. Also played 2 blitz events (including 16. DSAM-Blitzturnier) recently.
Current rating
1604
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1524
All-time high
1628
−24 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 15
Dec 2024 · age 15
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
45 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#145,482
#145,482 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 17
Mar 2026
100 career games
at age 17
Mar 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 16
Nov 2025
Best 12-month gain (+446 Elo)
1182 → 1628
Jan 2025
2024
All-time peak 1628
at age 15 · −24 from today
Dec 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Nov 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+95
1509 → 1604
Tournaments
7
45 games
Score
19/ 4542.2%
13W12D20L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/8 | #1175 | 1609 | +0.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/5 | #32 | 1534 | -25.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/7 | #64 | 1723 | +56.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/2 | #52 | 2517 | +38.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/6 | #78 | 1683 | +54.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/7 | #115 | 1662 | -25.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1.5/2 | #38 | 1804 | -9.2 |
Rankings
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Germany
#12,353
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#97,500
in continent
World
#145,470
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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