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Benham, Christopher J

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FIDEFIDE 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

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#101,807

#101,807 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

15 entries
2026
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
17461723
Tournaments
5
19 games
Score
6.5/ 1934.2%
8W3D8L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team
May 20262/4#101751+4.0
Team
Apr 20260/1#35899-11.2
Swiss
Oct 20253/4#71755+2.8
Swiss
Aug 20250.5/2#321396-17.8
Swiss
Jul 20251/2#91714-1.0
Worst Elo result: 2025 SA City of Adelaide Championship Rounds 3-6 (-17.8 Elo, finished #32).

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Rankings

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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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Asia-Pacific
1
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1
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8
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9
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10
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1
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2
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