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Schaefer, Benjamin
🇩🇪FIDE 34616390· Male· Germany· Born in 2010
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Benjamin Schaefer, a 16-year-old German player, is rated 1994 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +58 Elo over the past 12 months. 42 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Berliner Einzelmeisterschaft 2026 Qualifikationsturnier, Berliner Jugendeinzelmeisterschaft 2026 AK u16, and Deutsche Vereinsmeisterschaft 2025 U16. Also played 2 rapid (including 3. Berlin U25 Open Rapid) and 2 blitz events (including 3. Berlin U25 Open Blitz) recently.
At junior level, he reached #54, #70 and #45 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1994
Standard
Rpd1837·Blz1849
All-time high
1994
at best
May 2026 · age 16
May 2026 · age 16
Activity
34
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
42 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#28,426
#28,426 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2026
All-time peak 1994
at age 16
May 2026
54th German U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1973
Jan 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 15
Nov 2025
Best 12-month gain (+313 Elo)
1543 → 1856
Jan 2025
2024
70th German U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1854
Nov 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 14
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+58
1936 → 1994
Tournaments
6
43 games
Score
24.5/ 4357.0%
18W13D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/8 | #10 | 2199 | +66.0 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 3.5/7 | #6 | 1844 | -46.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 3/7 | #48 | 1986 | +2.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/7 | #13 | 2051 | +48.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/6 | #21 | 1836 | -41.6 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#3,301
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#21,004
in continent
World
#28,426
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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