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Heller, Benedikt
🇩🇪FIDE 34612190· Male· Germany· Born in 2010
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Benedikt Heller, a 16-year-old German player, is rated 2029 — just 10 short of his peak of 2039 (May 2026, age 16) and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide under 16. He is climbing fast, having gained +135 Elo over the past 12 months. 40 rated games in the past year (≈35/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Mittelfraenkischer Schachkongress 2026 Hauptturnier, Bayerische Jugend-EM 2026 U16, and Mittelfranken Bezirksmeisterschaft 2026 U16. Also played 1 rapid event (including Bayerische Meisterschaft im Schnellschach 2026 U25) recently.
At junior level, he reached #47, #48 and #6 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2029
Standard
Rpd1903·Blz1794
All-time high
2039
−10 pts below
May 2026 · age 16
May 2026 · age 16
Activity
40
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
40 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#1,025 · players worldwide under 16 · of 20,363
Career timeline
9 entries2026
47th German U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2039
May 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 16
May 2026
All-time peak 2039
at age 16 · −10 from today
May 2026
2024
48th German U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1887
Aug 2024
100 career games
at age 14
Aug 2024
Best 12-month gain (+222 Elo)
1594 → 1816
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+135
1894 → 2029
Tournaments
6
42 games
Score
26/ 4261.9%
19W14D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/7 | #6 | 1999 | -10.4 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/7 | #4 | 2125 | +58.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/6 | #1 | 2087 | +50.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/7 | #15 | 2045 | +57.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/7 | #117 | 1832 | -34.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/6 | #47 | 2070 | +14.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#2,720
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#17,216
in continent
World
#23,382
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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