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Benedek, Roy

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FIDEFIDE 30965039· Male· United States of America· Born in 1945

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Roy Benedek, a 81-year-old American player, is rated 1819 — just 13 short of his peak of 1832 (Mar 2024, age 79). He is on a steady climb with +55 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Illinois Senior State Championship, 2026 March Wilson Chess FIDE Plus Score - Major, and 2025 Chicago Fall Open - U2100. He took a 35-month break between Aug 2019 and Aug 2022 (COVID-19 included).

Current rating

1819

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1832

−13 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 79

Activity

19

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#70,455

#70,455 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2026
5th American 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1832
May 2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 81
Apr 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+123 Elo)
1665 → 1788
Aug 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 79
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1832
at age 79 · −13 from today
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 78
Oct 2023

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Glen GratzCM 1,978
2026 Illinois Senior State Championship · Apr 2026 · +14.0 Elo
Evolution
+55
1764 → 1819
Tournaments
7
26 games
Score
16.5/ 2663.5%
12W9D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
35th Annual Chicago Open - U2100
Open Swiss
May 20263/4#981999-12.6
2026 Illinois Senior State Championship
Swiss
Apr 20263/4#62080+29.0
2026 March Wilson Chess FIDE Plus Score - Major
Swiss
Mar 20261.5/2#52102+16.8
2025 Chicago Fall Open - U2100
Swiss
Oct 20251/2#261725-3.8
33rd Annual Midwest Class Championship - 1800-2099
Open Swiss
Oct 20252/2#332487-6.0
2025 Illinois Open - U2100
Open Swiss
Aug 20254.5/4#72573+42.2
18th Annual Chicago Class - Class A
Open Swiss
Jul 20251.5/2#341951-10.2

Rankings

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United States of America
#2,020
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#8,040
in continent
World
#70,454
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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1
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1
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4
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5
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6
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7
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7
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9
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10
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2
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