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ZB
Zahn, Benno
🇩🇪FIDE 24636070· Male· Germany· Born in 1991
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Benno Zahn, a 35-year-old German player, is rated 2120 — just 15 short of his peak of 2135 (Jun 2024, age 33) and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2100 and 2150 for 10 years. 13 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent appearances: Landesliga Brandenburg 2025-2026 April 2026 and Oranienburger Chess Open 2025 Gruppe A. He had 3 career breaks: 24 months (2012–2014), 60 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included) and 15 months (2024–2025).
At junior level, he reached #89 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2120
Standard
Rpd2102·Blz—
All-time high
2135
−15 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 33
Jun 2024 · age 33
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 6%
#13,621 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2024
All-time peak 2135
at age 33 · −15 from today
Jun 2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2135 → returned at 2109
Jun 2024
2019
Inactive for 60 months
paused at 2132 → returned at 2135
May 2019
2015
Crossed 2100
at age 24
Aug 2015
100 career games
at age 24
Jun 2015
2012
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 2051 → returned at 2057
May 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-15
2135 → 2120
Tournaments
8
13 games
Score
7/ 1353.8%
4W6D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #66 | 1250 | -12.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #24 | 2063 | -2.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 2821 | +14.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #49 | 2214 | +2.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #38 | 2264 | +4.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #58 | 2121 | +0.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #47 | 2237 | +3.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/5 | #14 | 1929 | -26.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,516
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#9,855
in continent
World
#13,621
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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