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Benet Saniger, Xavier
🇪🇸FIDE 22278648· Male· Spain· Born in 1973
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Xavier Benet Saniger, a 53-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1742. He has slipped back 101 Elo over the past 12 months. 91 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include I Obert 60 30 Memorial Jordi Corominas Rondas 1-2, IV Obert de Llinars d'Escacs de Veterans 50 Anys Rondas 2-4, and X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 B. Also played 11 rapid (including Copa Catalana Territorial de Barcelona 2026) and 4 blitz events (including Gran Prix Andorra 2025) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 15 months (2011–2012), 20 months (2014–2016) and 23 months (2016–2018). His peak of 1857 was reached at age 52 (Apr 2025).
Current rating
1742
Standard
Rpd1883·Blz1799
All-time high
1857
−115 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 52
Apr 2025 · age 52
Activity
59
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
84 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#95,328
#95,328 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 53
Apr 2026
2025
All-time peak 1857
at age 52 · −115 from today
Apr 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+159 Elo)
1683 → 1842
Jul 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 51
Mar 2024
2016
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1757 → returned at 1759
May 2016
2014
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1764 → returned at 1757
Aug 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-90
1832 → 1742
Tournaments
21
79 games
Score
37/ 7946.8%
28W18D33L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsAnvi Deepak HingeWCM1,624·X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 B·R3·-13.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 0/1 | #57 | 1134 | -5.0 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 1.5/2 | #15 | 1919 | +9.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/3 | #62 | 1482 | -23.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/9 | #84 | 1622 | -41.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #22 | 2369 | +4.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #13 | 2480 | +8.6 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #38 | — | +7.4 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #98 | — | -1.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/3 | #36 | 1644 | -10.8 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #67 | — | +0.2 |
Worst Elo result: X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 B (-41.8 Elo, finished #84).
Rankings
/
Spain
#9,090
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#67,937
in continent
World
#95,326
out of 400,000+
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