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Benham, Christopher J
🇦🇺FIDE 3228398· Male· Australia· Born in 1955
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Christopher J Benham, a 71-year-old Australian player, is rated 1723. He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 2 years. 13 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 SA Interclub Teams A Grade Rounds 1-2, 2025 SA Hosworth Foundation High Flyers, and 2025 SA City of Adelaide Championship Rounds 3-6. Also played 1 rapid event recently. He had 2 career breaks: 23 months (2015–2017) and 14 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1759 was reached at age 69 (Apr 2024).
Current rating
1723
Standard
Rpd1712·Blz—
All-time high
1759
−36 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 69
Apr 2024 · age 69
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#101,807
#101,807 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
18th Australian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1730
Apr 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+147 Elo)
1599 → 1746
Sep 2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1746 → returned at 1745
May 2024
All-time peak 1759
at age 69 · −36 from today
Apr 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1600
at age 68
Oct 2023
2022
22nd Australian 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 1671
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-23
1746 → 1723
Tournaments
5
19 games
Score
6.5/ 1934.2%
8W3D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 2/4 | #10 | 1751 | +4.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #35 | 899 | -11.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/4 | #7 | 1755 | +2.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 0.5/2 | #32 | 1396 | -17.8 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1/2 | #9 | 1714 | -1.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsEdgar Mdinaradze
🇬🇪GEO·1784
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsDennis A Steffensen
🇦🇺AUS·1646
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsDeclan Reiner
🇦🇺AUS·1635
+3 −0 =2
5 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsKyle LeaverCM
🇦🇺AUS·2080
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Aug 2021
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vsBehrang Mohammadi
🇮🇷IRI·1809
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Dec 2020
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Rankings
/
Australia
#657
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#13,381
in continent
World
#101,805
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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