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Martinez, Benito
🇫🇷FIDE 20617917· Male· France· Born in 1946
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Benito Martinez, a 80-year-old French player, is rated 1561. He has slipped back 56 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 32e Open International d'Echecs de Tarbes - Blavignac (1700 elo et moins), Championnat interne Echiquier de Bigorre 2026 groupe 1, and Team 2026 - OCC Decembre. Also played 3 rapid (including Team 2026 - Rapide Fevrier) and 1 blitz events (including Blitz du Telethon-Juillan 2025) recently. He took a 21-month break between Jul 2013 and May 2015. His peak of 1705 was reached at age 66 (Sep 2012).
Current rating
1561
Standard
Rpd1663·Blz1733
All-time high
1705
−144 pts below
Sep 2012 · age 66
Sep 2012 · age 66
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#162,024
#162,024 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+206 Elo)
1459 → 1665
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 78
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 78
Mar 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 77
May 2023
2022
67th French 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1543
Apr 2022
2016
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 70
Apr 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-57
1618 → 1561
Tournaments
4
17 games
Score
3.5/ 1720.6%
4W1D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsThomas Coignac1,456·32e Open International d'Echecs de Tarbes - Blavignac (1700 elo et moins)·R1·-12.9
3.[L]vsGaston Gabaix1,483·32e Open International d'Echecs de Tarbes - Blavignac (1700 elo et moins)·R7·-12.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/6 | #22 | 1486 | -19.2 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 0.5/6 | #8 | 1339 | -27.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #251 | 1055 | -4.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #143 | 926 | -7.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJean-Louis Carassus
🇫🇷FRA·1653
+5 −6 =2
13 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsPhilippe Phalippou
🇫🇷FRA·1727
+1 −5 =2
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsGerard Bildstein
🇫🇷FRA·1550
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsThierry Keguelin
🇫🇷FRA·1686
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2018
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vsBattulga Gurjav
🇫🇷FRA·1854
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
France
#12,679
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#106,090
in continent
World
#162,007
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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