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Josson, Benoit
🇧🇪FIDE 296619· Male· Belgium· Born in 1983
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Benoit Josson, a 43-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1428. He has slipped back 143 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9. Also played 1 blitz event (including 4e Open International de Blitz du Lille Metropole Chess) recently. His peak of 1585 was reached at age 42 (Mar 2025).
Current rating
1428
Standard
Rpd1646·Blz1497
All-time high
1585
−157 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 42
Mar 2025 · age 42
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#210,940
#210,940 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 43
Mar 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 43
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 1500
at age 42
Mar 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 42
Mar 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 42
Mar 2025
All-time peak 1585
at age 42 · −157 from today
Mar 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-135
1563 → 1428
Tournaments
10
28 games
Score
10/ 2835.7%
9W2D17L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsChristian Desimpelaere1,449·Festival de Tournois Classiques d'Automne 2025 du LMC - Open·R4·+21.5
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #1252 | 863 | -4.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1289 | 821 | -5.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1228 | 874 | -4.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #1147 | 769 | -6.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #497 | 2333 | +26.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #987 | 721 | -16.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/6 | #7 | 1597 | +23.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/6 | #44 | 1572 | -50.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #1551 | 707 | -18.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/3 | #14 | 1711 | -50.8 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#2,937
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#127,050
in continent
World
#210,613
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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