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Benisek, Frantisek
🇨🇿FIDE 23700017· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1949
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Frantisek Benisek, a 77-year-old Czech player, is rated 1655. He has slipped back 50 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oddilovy prebor SK Olympia Ceske Budejovice 2025 r9, JSS - 2. divize skupina Finale B 2025-2026 r1-2, and JSS - 2. divize skupina B 2025-2026 r4-5. Also played 1 rapid event (including Prebor mesta Ceske Budejovice 2025 v rapidu) recently. He took a 17-month break between Apr 2022 and Oct 2023. His peak of 1753 was reached at age 68 (Apr 2017).
Current rating
1655
Standard
Rpd1710·Blz1806
All-time high
1753
−98 pts below
Apr 2017 · age 68
Apr 2017 · age 68
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#126,340
#126,340 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+133 Elo)
1561 → 1694
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 75
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 74
Nov 2023
2022
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1646 → returned at 1617
Apr 2022
2017
Crossed 1600
at age 68
Apr 2017
Crossed 1500
at age 68
Apr 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-51
1706 → 1655
Tournaments
8
14 games
Score
5/ 1435.7%
3W4D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 1/1 | #14 | 2693 | -4.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #11 | 946 | -7.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #44 | 1636 | -1.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #6 | 1681 | +0.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #79 | 839 | -11.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #14 | 1480 | -11.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #10 | 1730 | +2.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0.5/2 | #7 | 1370 | -17.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRadovan Jirik
🇨🇿CZE·1589
+5 −1 =1
7 games·last met May 2025
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vsPetr Hostasa
🇨🇿CZE·1633
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsJaroslav Motejzik
🇨🇿CZE·1576
+2 −0 =3
5 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsZdenek Pumpr
🇨🇿CZE·1676
+1 −0 =4
5 games·last met Nov 2024
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Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#4,495
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#86,935
in continent
World
#126,334
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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