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Benson, Louis
🇮🇪FIDE 2536048· Male· Ireland· Born in 2014
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Louis Benson, a 12-year-old Irish player, is rated 1484 — just 30 short of his peak of 1514 (Oct 2025, age 11). He has slipped back 30 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Irish Junior Championship 2026 - u12, LCU O'Hanlon Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 5-6, and LCU O'Hanlon Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 1-2.
At junior level, he reached #22 nationally in U12.
Current rating
1484
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1514
−30 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 11
Oct 2025 · age 11
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#190,651
#190,651 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2026
22nd Irish U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1509
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 1500
at age 11
Oct 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 11
Oct 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 11
Oct 2025
All-time peak 1514
at age 11 · −30 from today
Oct 2025
First FIDE rating
1514 · at age 11
Oct 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-30
1514 → 1484
Tournaments
5
19 games
Score
8/ 1942.1%
6W4D9L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/1 | #30 | 2513 | -8.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/2 | #75 | — | -16.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #54 | — | -4.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/3 | #22 | 1270 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2/4 | #13 | 1530 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
Ireland
#930
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#118,965
in continent
World
#190,570
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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