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Migdal, Benedikt
🇩🇪FIDE 24672050· Male· Germany· Born in 1983
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Benedikt Migdal, a 43-year-old German player, is rated 2028. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 13 months (2008–2009), 56 months (2010–2015), 80 months (2015–2022) and 16 months (2022–2023). Recent appearance: NRW-Klasse Gruppe 4 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. His peak of 2168 was reached at age 27 (Nov 2010).
Current rating
2028
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2168
−140 pts below
Nov 2010 · age 27
Nov 2010 · age 27
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#23,441
#23,441 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2022
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2068 → returned at 2075
May 2022
2015
Inactive for 80 months
paused at 2072 → returned at 2068
Aug 2015
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 32
Aug 2015
2010
Best 12-month gain (+36 Elo)
2132 → 2168
Nov 2010
All-time peak 2168
at age 27 · −140 from today
Nov 2010
Inactive for 56 months
paused at 2168 → returned at 2072
Nov 2010
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-14
2042 → 2028
Tournaments
7
7 games
Score
3/ 742.9%
1W4D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #43 | 2111 | +2.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #78 | 1974 | -1.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #64 | 1238 | -10.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #28 | 1976 | -1.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #59 | 1190 | -11.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#2,731
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#17,276
in continent
World
#23,441
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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