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Zarriess, Benjamin

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FIDEFIDE 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

Activity

29

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#83,832

#83,832 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

8 entries
2026
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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Biel Chess Festival 2025 - ATO
perf 1961 (+220) · 5/7 · #74
Top opponent
vs Nicola Schmid 1,910
Biel Chess Festival 2025 - ATO · Jul 2025 · +4.5 Elo
Evolution
+35
1741 → 1776
Tournaments
4
23 games
Score
13.5/ 2358.7%
8W11D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q5 C
Open Swiss
Mar 20261/3#1031707-6.2
36. Staufer Open B
Open Swiss
Jan 20264/5#1571973+15.0
Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q2 D
Open Swiss
Dec 20253.5/5#241932+26.0
Biel Chess Festival 2025 - ATO
Open Swiss
Jul 20255/7#741961+2.0

Rankings

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Germany
#8,389
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#60,318
in continent
World
#83,831
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Germany
1
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2,759
2
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2,694
3
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2,645
3
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2,645
5
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2,635
6
🇩🇪Svane, RasmusFollow Rasmus SvaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,620
7
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2,593
8
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2,592
9
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2,591
10
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2,587
...
8389🇩🇪Zarriess, Benjamin1,776
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
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2,708
...
60318🇩🇪Zarriess, Benjamin1,776
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
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83831🇩🇪Zarriess, Benjamin1,776