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Cebada Benitez, Fernando
🇪🇸FIDE 2224674· Male· Spain· Born in 1947
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Fernando Cebada Benitez, a 79-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1864. He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 2 years. 37 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CAMPEONATOS DE ANDALUCIA VETERANOS SUPRA-65 2026, I Open Supra 1700 FIDE Internacional de Ajedrez Ciudad de Conil, and Campeonato Provincial por Equipos de Cadiz Primera Division Grupo Sur 2026 Rondas 5-7. He had 2 career breaks: 52 months (2006–2010) and 16 months (2023–2025). His peak of 2067 was reached at age 54 (Jan 2001).
Current rating
1864
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2067
−203 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 54
Jan 2001 · age 54
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
37 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#57,495
#57,495 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2026
30th Spanish 75-80 player
at age 79 · rated 1883
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+82 Elo)
1770 → 1852
Jun 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 77
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1754 → returned at 1875
Nov 2023
2021
Re-crossed 1800
at age 74
Jan 2021
2018
35th Spanish 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1854
Oct 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-11
1875 → 1864
Tournaments
11
37 games
Score
20.5/ 3755.4%
15W11D11L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsAndres Gamez MatamorosCM2,044·I Open Supra 1700 FIDE Internacional de Ajedrez Ciudad de Conil·R2·+14.3
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsJorge Pardo Carrion1,738·XXII Torneo Internacional Gran Hotel Bali Grupo B Aficionados·R7·-13.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/6 | #15 | 1722 | -18.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #23 | 2005 | +6.8 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #10 | 2567 | +14.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #9 | 1856 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/3 | #14 | 1897 | +2.2 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #55 | 1135 | -8.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #34 | 1770 | -2.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2236 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/8 | #171 | 1950 | +13.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/5 | #211 | 1800 | -6.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMiguel Moreno Bello
🇪🇸ESP·1686
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsJuan Luis Cabillas Martinez
🇪🇸ESP·1820
+3 −0 =3
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsVicente Landero Luna
🇪🇸ESP·1891
+0 −3 =3
6 games·last met Jul 2023
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vsFrancisco Salguero Roldan
🇪🇸ESP·1679
+1 −0 =4
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
Spain
#5,218
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#42,149
in continent
World
#57,494
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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