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Valente, Benjamim Viegas
🇵🇹FIDE 1968017· Male· Portugal· Born in 2010
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Benjamim Viegas Valente, a 16-year-old Portuguese player, is rated 1765 — just 26 short of his peak of 1791 (Jan 2026, age 16). He is on a steady climb with +71 Elo over the past 12 months. 31 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CN 3. divisao 2025-26 r. 7, CN Jovens 2025-26 - U16, and CN 3. divisao 2025-26 r. 5-6. Also played 4 rapid (including XXXIV Torneio Aberto de Montemor-o-Velho) and 3 blitz events (including CD Aveiro Rapidas Equipas 2024-25) recently.
At junior level, he reached #16, #35, #24 and #11 nationally in U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1765
Standard
Rpd1935·Blz1897
All-time high
1791
−26 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 16
Jan 2026 · age 16
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#87,543
#87,543 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
16th Portuguese U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1791
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1791
at age 16 · −26 from today
Jan 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+483 Elo)
1136 → 1619
Jan 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Jan 2025
2024
35th Portuguese U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1537
May 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 14
Apr 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+71
1694 → 1765
Tournaments
10
32 games
Score
17.5/ 3254.7%
15W5D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #63 | 1980 | +11.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/7 | #16 | 1723 | -6.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #110 | 1838 | +9.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/4 | #2 | 2431 | +13.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #64 | 1112 | -12.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #89 | 1020 | -18.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #177 | 977 | -20.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/6 | #18 | 2059 | +59.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/6 | #13 | 1752 | +11.2 |
Knockout | Jun 2025 | 1/1 | QF | 2605 | +26.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJose Pedro Figueiredo Alves
🇵🇹POR·1795
+6 −1 =4
11 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsBruna Silva Tarelho
🇵🇹POR·1757
+2 −5 =2
9 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsJose Balseiro
🇵🇹POR·1405
+5 −1 =2
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsDavid Nuno M E FariasFM
🇵🇹POR·2344
+0 −6 =1
7 games·last met May 2025
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vsMargarida Ribeiro
🇵🇹POR·1564
+6 −1 =0
7 games·last met Feb 2025
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Rankings
/
Portugal
#497
out of 1,733 players
Europe
#62,834
in continent
World
#87,541
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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