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Vaz Perez, Benito

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FIDEFIDE 32097409· Male· Spain· Born in 1971

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Benito Vaz Perez, a 55-year-old Spanish player, is rated 2020 — just 15 short of his peak of 2035 (Dec 2016, age 45). He is progressing steadily with +22 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include XI Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez Carthagineses y Romanos Sub 2400, XII ENCRUCIJADA ENTRE DOS REINOS, and Granada Chess Open 2025. He had 3 career breaks: 23 months (2017–2019), 49 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included) and 17 months (2024–2025).

Current rating

2020

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2035

−15 pts below
Dec 2016 · age 45

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#24,516

#24,516 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 54
Sep 2025
2024
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1998 → returned at 2017
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 49 months
paused at 1997 → returned at 1998
Jan 2020
2017
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2002 → returned at 1988
Dec 2017
Best 12-month gain (+150 Elo)
1885 → 2035
Apr 2017
2016
Crossed 2000
at age 45
Dec 2016

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Kacper KacprzakFM 2,297
Granada Chess Open 2025 · Jul 2025 · +6.7 Elo
Evolution
+22
1998 → 2020
Tournaments
3
13 games
Score
9/ 1369.2%
8W2D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
XI Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez Carthagineses y Romanos Sub 2400
Open Swiss
Sep 20251/1#792492+2.6
XII ENCRUCIJADA ENTRE DOS REINOS
Open Swiss
Aug 20254.5/6#102035+8.2
Granada Chess Open 2025
Open Swiss
Jul 20253.5/6#1732054+11.0
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

/
Spain
#2,000
out of 20,270 players
Europe
#18,083
in continent
World
#24,516
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Spain
1
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2,657
2
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2,644
2
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2,644
4
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2,615
5
🇪🇸Santos Ruiz, MiguelFollow Miguel Santos RuizTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,604
6
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2,597
7
🇪🇸Salgado Lopez, IvanFollow Ivan Salgado LopezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,591
8
🇪🇸Iturrizaga Bonelli, EduardoFollow Eduardo Iturrizaga BonelliTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,589
9
🇪🇸Illescas Cordoba, MiguelFollow Miguel Illescas CordobaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,587
10
🇪🇸Yuffa, DaniilFollow Daniil YuffaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,586
...
2000🇪🇸Vaz Perez, Benito2,020
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
18083🇪🇸Vaz Perez, Benito2,020
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
24516🇪🇸Vaz Perez, Benito2,020