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Benitez Cadenas, Luis Miguel
🇪🇸FIDE 2284340· Male· Spain· Born in 1959
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Luis Miguel Benitez Cadenas, a 67-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1659. He is progressing steadily with +35 Elo over the past 12 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Cto Provincial Veteranos Alicante 65 2026 Rondas 2-3, Cto Provincial Veteranos Alicante 65 2026 Rondas 1, and Campeonato Provincial Individual Primera Xeraco 2025 Rondas 6-7. His peak of 1819 was reached at age 47 (Jul 2006).
Current rating
1659
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1819
−160 pts below
Jul 2006 · age 47
Jul 2006 · age 47
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#124,873
#124,873 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
500 career games
at age 66
Jun 2025
Best 12-month gain (+254 Elo)
1432 → 1686
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 65
Mar 2024
2009
100 career games
at age 50
Nov 2009
2006
Crossed 1800
at age 47
Jul 2006
Crossed 1600
at age 47
Jul 2006
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+35
1624 → 1659
Tournaments
7
19 games
Score
10/ 1952.6%
9W2D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/4 | #8 | 1548 | -12.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #6 | 2494 | +11.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #12 | 1212 | -2.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #9 | 1588 | -4.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1.5/2 | #16 | 1945 | -5.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #17 | 1851 | +4.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/7 | #43 | 1881 | +44.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAlberto Tirado Parra
🇪🇸ESP·1894
+1 −6 =2
9 games·last met Mar 2014
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vsJose Luis Martin Rodriguez
🇪🇸ESP·1509
+6 −0 =2
8 games·last met Oct 2018
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vsFrancisco Perez Cameselle
🇪🇸ESP·1871
+1 −6 =1
8 games·last met Jan 2017
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vsLuis Cortijo Manso
🇪🇸ESP·1655
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Nov 2018
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vsJuan Carlos Camarero Izquierdo
🇪🇸ESP·1921
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Jan 2017
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Rankings
/
Spain
#12,001
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#86,081
in continent
World
#124,867
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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