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Valentin, Benoit

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FIDEFIDE 26091020· Male· France· Born in 1979

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Benoit Valentin, a 47-year-old French player, is rated 1948 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +68 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Tournoi interne de l'EFE Metz 2025-2026 r7, Team 2026 - EST Avril, and Team 2026 - EST Mars. Also played 6 rapid events (including 22eme Trophee de la ville de Reims Principal) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 19 months (2017–2018) and 29 months (2019–2021, COVID-19 included).

Current rating

1948

Standard

Rpd1791·Blz—

All-time high

1948

at best
May 2026 · age 47

Activity

23

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#37,111

#37,111 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
All-time peak 1948
at age 47
May 2026
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 45
Mar 2024
100 career games
at age 45
Feb 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1800
at age 44
May 2023
2019
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 1860 → returned at 1855
May 2019
2017
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1839 → returned at 1837
Apr 2017

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
9eme Festival de l'EFE Metz - Tournoi C
perf 2043 (+117) · 6.5/9 · #1
Top opponent
vs Wolfgang Kreuscher 1,952
Team 2026 - EST Mars · Mar 2026 · +0.4 Elo
Evolution
+59
1889 → 1948
Tournaments
10
19 games
Score
14.5/ 1976.3%
13W5D1L
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsFrederic Cote1,889·9eme Festival de l'EFE Metz - Tournoi C·R5·-11.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

10 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Tournoi interne de l'EFE Metz 2025-2026 r7
Open Swiss
Apr 20261/1#72492+3.8
Team 2026 - EST Avril
Team
Apr 20261/1#482562+5.4
Tournoi interne de l'EFE Metz 2025-2026 r6
Open Swiss
Mar 20261/1#52445+3.2
Team 2026 - EST Mars
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#2251952+0.4
Tournoi interne de l'EFE Metz 2025-2026 r4
Open Swiss
Jan 20261/1#42546+5.8
Hot streak: 6 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

/
France
#2,139
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#27,435
in continent
World
#37,111
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
France
1
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3
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2,626
4
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2,618
5
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2,613
6
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2,610
6
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2,610
8
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2,596
9
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2,557
10
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2,556
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2139🇫🇷Valentin, Benoit1,948
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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27435🇫🇷Valentin, Benoit1,948
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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37111🇫🇷Valentin, Benoit1,948