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Huber, Benedikt
FM🇩🇪FIDE 16281225· Male· Germany· Born in 2009
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Benedikt Huber, a 17-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2318 and ranked 11th among German players under 18, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +95 Elo over the past 12 months. 81 rated games in the past year (≈63/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, 2. Bundesliga Mitte AUT 2025-2026 Round 6-8, and Oberliga Bayern 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. Also played 1 blitz event (including Bayerische Blitzschach-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2026) recently.
At junior level, he reached #11, #4, #14, #5 and #5 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2318
Standard
Rpd2146·Blz2094
All-time high
2318
at best
Jun 2026 · age 17
Jun 2026 · age 17
Activity
80
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
82 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#11
#11 · German players under 18 · of 790
Career timeline
15 entries2026
11th German U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2304
May 2026
Crossed 2300
at age 17
May 2026
All-time peak 2304
at age 17
May 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 17
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 16
Aug 2025
4th German U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2287
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+141
2177 → 2318
Tournaments
19
75 games
Score
50.5/ 7567.3%
41W19D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
19 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #11 | 3237 | +13.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/8 | #328 | 2305 | +9.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #72 | 2194 | -8.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #8 | 2490 | +22.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #53 | 2342 | +4.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #2 | 2301 | +9.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #15 | 3052 | +19.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #23 | 2364 | +9.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #241 | 2277 | +4.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/5 | #86 | 2260 | -37.6 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#308
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#2,326
in continent
World
#3,526
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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