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Zarriess, Benjamin
🇩🇪FIDE 34606645· Male· Germany· Born in 1985
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Benjamin Zarriess, a 41-year-old German player, is rated 1776 — just 22 short of his peak of 1798 (Mar 2024, age 39). He is progressing steadily with +35 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q5 C, 36. Staufer Open B, and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q2 D. Also played 2 rapid events (including 1. Eimsbuetteler Schnellschachturnier im ETV) recently.
Current rating
1776
Standard
Rpd1751·Blz—
All-time high
1798
−22 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 39
Mar 2024 · age 39
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#83,904
#83,904 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
100 career games
at age 41
Jan 2026
2024
All-time peak 1798
at age 39 · −22 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Best 12-month gain (+117 Elo)
1615 → 1732
Aug 2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 38
Aug 2023
2021
Crossed 1600
at age 36
Sep 2021
Crossed 1500
at age 36
Sep 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+35
1741 → 1776
Tournaments
4
23 games
Score
13.5/ 2358.7%
8W11D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #103 | 1707 | -6.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/5 | #157 | 1973 | +15.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/5 | #24 | 1932 | +26.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/7 | #74 | 1961 | +2.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#8,520
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#60,389
in continent
World
#83,902
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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