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Bennett, Eric
🇮🇪FIDE 2501384· Male· Ireland· Born in 1977
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Eric Bennett, a 49-year-old Irish player, is rated 1862. He is on a steady climb with +25 Elo over the past 12 months. 34 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include The Queen Maeve Cup 2026, LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10, and 3rd Wells Chess Congress and 2026 West of England Championships - Major. Also played 1 rapid (including CZECH OPEN 2025 - G2 - rapid tournament) and 3 blitz events (including CZECH OPEN 2025 - Q3 - blitz tournament) recently. His peak of 1990 was reached at age 33 (Jul 2010); he also reached Irish #55 in Oct 2004.
Current rating
1862
Standard
Rpd1846·Blz1896
All-time high
1990
−128 pts below
Jul 2010 · age 33
Jul 2010 · age 33
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#58,034
#58,034 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2026
12th Irish 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 1862
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+102 Elo)
1729 → 1831
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 47
Mar 2024
2022
3rd Irish 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1922
Mar 2022
2020
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1922 → returned at 1840
May 2020
2016
100 career games
at age 39
Sep 2016
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+26
1836 → 1862
Tournaments
9
31 games
Score
16/ 3151.6%
9W14D8L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAlan Moseley1,789·3rd Wells Chess Congress and 2026 West of England Championships - Major·R5·+8.1
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsGeorge Miller1,903·3rd Wells Chess Congress and 2026 West of England Championships - Major·R4·-8.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 2/4 | #24 | — | -1.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #55 | — | +6.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/3 | #14 | 2686 | -2.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #9 | — | +24.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #85 | — | -4.8 |
Rankings
/
Ireland
#243
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#42,481
in continent
World
#58,034
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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