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Kessler, Benjamin

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FIDEFIDE 2854368· Male· Israel· Born in 1987

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Benjamin Kessler, a 39-year-old Israeli player, is rated 1922 — just 23 short of his peak of 1945 (Jun 2025, age 38). He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include Alef Hol B 4-5, Alef Hol B 2-3, and Alef Hol B 1. Also played 2 rapid events (including JERUSALEM OPEN 2025) recently.

Current rating

1922

Standard

Rpd1855·Blz—

All-time high

1945

−23 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 38

Activity

11

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#42,751

#42,751 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

6 entries
2025
34th Israeli 35-40 player
at age 38 · rated 1945
Oct 2025
All-time peak 1945
at age 38 · −23 from today
Jun 2025
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 37
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+202 Elo)
1717 → 1919
Jun 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 37
Mar 2024
2022
First FIDE rating
1679 · at age 35
Jul 2022

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Daniel Blokh 1,934
Alef Hol B 2-3 · Jan 2026 · +9.8 Elo
Evolution
-23
1945 → 1922
Tournaments
4
6 games
Score
2/ 633.3%
1W2D3L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsDaniel Blokh1,934·Alef Hol B 2-3·R2·+9.8
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMoshe Neerman1,925·Alef Hol B 4-5·R4·-10.1
2.[L]vsNadav Feldman1,966·Alef Hol B 2-3·R3·-9.3
3.[L]vsDaniel MoskovichCM2,159·Alef Hol B 1·R1·-4.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Alef Hol B 6
Team
May 20260.5/1#201662-6.0
Alef Hol B 4-5
Team
Apr 20260.5/2#351717-11.8
Alef Hol B 2-3
Team
Jan 20261/2#151950+0.2
Alef Hol B 1
Team
Jan 20260/1#251359-4.6

Rankings

/
Israel
#538
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#31,571
in continent
World
#42,750
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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7
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10
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538🇮🇱Kessler, Benjamin1,922
Europe
1
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2
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World
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2
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42750🇮🇱Kessler, Benjamin1,922