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Buccat, Benchly Cabanayan
🇬🇺FIDE 30909341· Male· Guam· Born in 1995
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Benchly Cabanayan Buccat, a 31-year-old player, is rated 1896. He has fluctuated between 1844 and 1929 over the past 2 years. 26 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include PACE Standard FIDE Rated Chess Tournament - 2099 Under (May 2026 Edition), 2026 Guam National Championship, and Asian Amateur Chess Championships 2025 - U2000. Also played 2 rapid (including Asian Amateur Chess Championships 2025 - Open Rapid) and 1 blitz events (including Asian Amateur Chess Championships 2025 - Open Blitz) recently. His peak of 1929 was reached at age 30 (Aug 2025); he also reached #3 nationally in Jan 2025 and spent 18 months in top 5.
Competes for Guam since Feb 2024.
Current rating
1896
Standard
Rpd1978·Blz1842
All-time high
1929
−33 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 30
Aug 2025 · age 30
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#49,097
#49,097 · players worldwide · of 218,279
18 months in National top 5 (2024–2026)
18 months in National top 5 (2024–2026)
Career timeline
8 entries2026
18 months in national top 5
longest streak 13 months · since Sep 2024
May 2026
2025
All-time peak 1929
at age 30 · −33 from today
Aug 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 30
May 2025
Peak national rank: #3
at age 30 · rated 1891
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+127 Elo)
1766 → 1893
Dec 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 29
May 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-19
1915 → 1896
Tournaments
4
26 games
Score
16.5/ 2663.5%
15W3D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsNika Juris NicolasWCM1,773·PACE Standard FIDE Rated Chess Tournament - 2099 Under (May 2026 Edition)·R4·-13.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/6 | #11 | 1827 | -8.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/8 | #6 | 1920 | +8.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #19 | 1776 | -33.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/3 | #225 | 2089 | +14.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsElmer PrudenteCM
🇬🇺GUM·2003
+8 −8 =2
18 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsJames Marcus Justo
🇬🇺GUM·1991
+6 −6 =2
14 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsDaniel Combs
🇬🇺GUM·1702
+7 −1 =1
9 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsCarmina Jasmine RamasWCM
🇬🇺GUM·1783
+5 −1 =2
8 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsTuan An TranCM
🇬🇺GUM·1939
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Nov 2024
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Rankings
/
Guam
#7
out of 105 players
Asia-Pacific
#5,781
in continent
World
#49,096
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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