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Benny Paul P
🇮🇳FIDE 25619330· Male· India· Born in 1973
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Benny Paul P, a 53-year-old Indian player, is rated 1603 — just 26 short of his peak of 1629 (Nov 2025, age 52). He has held steady between 1600 and 1650 for 8 months. 34 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include STAR CHESS FOUNDATION 3rd INTERNATIONAL OPEN FIDE RATED BELOW 1700 CHESS TOURNAMENT, Eight Square Chess Academy - 1st International FIDE Rated (Below 1700) Open Chess Tournament 2025, and Vimana City 1st International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament. He had 2 career breaks: 68 months (2017–2022, COVID-19 included) and 34 months (2022–2025).
Current rating
1603
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1629
−26 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 52
Nov 2025 · age 52
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#145,882
#145,882 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
Crossed 1600
at age 52
Nov 2025
All-time peak 1629
at age 52 · −26 from today
Nov 2025
2024
Crossed 1500
at age 51
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 51
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 1326 → returned at 1598
Oct 2022
2017
Best 12-month gain (+34 Elo)
1263 → 1297
Jun 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+7
1596 → 1603
Tournaments
4
36 games
Score
24/ 3666.7%
21W6D9L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsDheekshika G1,668·Vimana City 1st International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament·R9·+11.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/8 | #82 | 1658 | -6.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/9 | #46 | 1565 | -13.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 7/9 | #6 | 1730 | +32.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/7 | #60 | 1836 | -3.8 |
Rankings
/
India
#5,682
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#23,583
in continent
World
#145,870
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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