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Tereick, Benjamin
IM🇩🇪FIDE 24607541· Male· Germany· Born in 1990
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Benjamin Tereick, a 36-year-old German International Master, is rated 2402 and sitting in the top 1% of German players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 49 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included) and 17 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: NRW-Liga Gruppe 2 2025-2026 April 2026. Also played 1 blitz event (including Elo-Blitzturnier Sommer 2025 der Schachfreunde Berlin) recently. His peak of 2435 was reached at age 26 (Apr 2016).
Awarded IM in 2011 (age 21) and FM in 2007 (age 17). At junior level, he reached World #75 in U18, World #99 in U16 and #2 and #4 nationally in U20 and U14.
Current rating
2402
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2376
All-time high
2435
−33 pts below
Apr 2016 · age 26
Apr 2016 · age 26
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 1%
#123 · German players · of 14,156
Career timeline
24 entries2026
13th German 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 2403
Feb 2026
2024
50th German 20-35 player
at age 34 · rated 2409
Sep 2024
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2409 → returned at 2403
May 2024
2020
Re-crossed 2400
at age 30
Mar 2020
Inactive for 49 months
paused at 2407 → returned at 2409
Mar 2020
500 career games
at age 30
Mar 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-7
2409 → 2402
Tournaments
2
2 games
Score
0.5/ 225.0%
0W1D1L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #26 | 2354 | -0.7 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #61 | 1530 | -6.1 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#123
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#1,034
in continent
World
#1,634
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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