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Benayoun, David
🇫🇷FIDE 20617410· Male· France· Born in 1972
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David Benayoun, a 54-year-old French player, is rated 1699. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 12 months (2009–2010), 49 months (2014–2018), 27 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 13 months (2022–2023). Recent appearance: 29eme Tournoi international de Creon - Tournoi Raoul Lorioux. Also played 4 rapid events (including Tournoi rapide Michel De Baralle - A (elo 1500 et plus) - Albi 2025) recently. His peak of 1774 was reached at age 52 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1699
Standard
Rpd1732·Blz1763
All-time high
1774
−75 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 52
Mar 2024 · age 52
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#110,288
#110,288 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+128 Elo)
1623 → 1751
Sep 2024
All-time peak 1774
at age 52 · −75 from today
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1675 → returned at 1623
Jul 2022
2020
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 1689 → returned at 1675
Mar 2020
2019
100 career games
at age 47
May 2019
2014
Inactive for 49 months
paused at 1657 → returned at 1645
Sep 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-52
1751 → 1699
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
4.5/ 950.0%
4W1D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/8 | #47 | 1585 | -51.8 |
Worst Elo result: 29eme Tournoi international de Creon - Tournoi Raoul Lorioux (-51.8 Elo, finished #47).
Most-Played Opponents
vsFlorent Woloszyn
🇫🇷FRA·2031
+0 −9 =0
9 games·last met Feb 2023
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vsLoic Cohen
🇫🇷FRA
+1 −5 =2
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsBruno Estadieu
🇫🇷FRA·1590
+4 −1 =2
7 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsPierre-Yves ToulzacFM
🇫🇷FRA·2106
+0 −7 =0
7 games·last met Jun 2022
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vsIlkiz Iskandarli
🇱🇹LTU·1955
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Dec 2022
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Rankings
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France
#7,783
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#77,388
in continent
World
#110,285
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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