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Benes, Petr
CM🇨🇿FIDE 311812· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1960
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Petr Benes, a 66-year-old Czech Candidate Master, is rated 2051 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +61 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include UKSS - Krajsky prebor I 2025-2026 r11, 2. liga B 2025-2026 r10-11, and UKSS - Krajsky prebor II B 2025-2026 r8-9. Also played 5 rapid (including Populus open 2025) and 2 blitz events (including SUMMER PRAGUE OPEN 2025 D - blitz tournament) recently. His peak of 2212 was reached at age 46 (Oct 2006).
Awarded CM in 2018 (age 58).
Current rating
2051
Standard
Rpd1938·Blz1965
All-time high
2212
−161 pts below
Oct 2006 · age 46
Oct 2006 · age 46
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 9%
#20,658 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
26 entries2026
34th Czech 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2051
Jun 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 65
Dec 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 64
Jan 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 63
Nov 2023
2021
28th Czech 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2142
Dec 2021
2020
46th Czech 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 2110
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+61
1990 → 2051
Tournaments
14
25 games
Score
18.5/ 2574.0%
17W3D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #22 | 2781 | +8.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #37 | 2742 | +7.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #2 | 2692 | +13.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #21 | 1826 | -10.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #34 | 1956 | -4.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #30 | 2671 | +5.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #25 | 2911 | +12.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #69 | 1767 | -14.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #12 | 2866 | +11.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #71 | 1914 | -4.0 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsJosef PribylIM
🇨🇿CZE·2147
+5 −11 =2
18 games·last met May 2025
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vsJiri Gregorf
🇨🇿CZE
+4 −11 =0
15 games·last met Nov 2019
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vsJindrich Melich
🇨🇿CZE·1997
+10 −1 =2
13 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsPetr NeumanGM
🇨🇿CZE·2393
+2 −7 =2
11 games·last met Sep 2019
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vsViktor PribylCM
🇨🇿CZE·2162
+5 −6 =0
11 games·last met Sep 2019
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Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#738
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#15,166
in continent
World
#20,658
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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