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Pfeifer, Benedikt

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FIDEFIDE 16280431· Male· Germany· Born in 1993

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Benedikt Pfeifer, a 33-year-old German player, is rated 1594. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 39 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 17 months (2022–2024). Recent appearance: grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open. His peak of 1656 was reached at age 31 (Sep 2024).

Current rating

1594

Standard

Rpd1630·Blz1629

All-time high

1656

−62 pts below
Sep 2024 · age 31

Activity

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#148,679

#148,679 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

10 entries
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 32
May 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+279 Elo)
1377 → 1656
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 31
Sep 2024
All-time peak 1656
at age 31 · −62 from today
Sep 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 31
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 31
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Gerald Schwemmle 1,722
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open · Apr 2026 · +3.5 Elo
Evolution
+1
1593 → 1594
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
3/ 933.3%
1W4D4L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSinan Yildiran1,729·grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open·R5·-6.3
2.[L]vsBen Huber1,732·grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open·R7·-6.2
3.[L]vsFelix Ryu Reimer1,741·grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open·R2·-6.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20263/9#10401600+0.6

Rankings

/
Germany
#12,271
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#99,164
in continent
World
#148,666
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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12271🇩🇪Pfeifer, Benedikt1,594
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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3
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2,759
3
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5
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6
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7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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10
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2,708
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99164🇩🇪Pfeifer, Benedikt1,594
World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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148666🇩🇪Pfeifer, Benedikt1,594