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Luft, Benjamin
🇩🇪FIDE 34625437· Male· Germany· Born in 1985
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Benjamin Luft, a 41-year-old German player, is rated 1883. He has fluctuated between 1883 and 1935 over the past 2 years. 15 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q5 C, Niedersachsen Landeseinzelmeisterschaft 2026 B-Open, and Bezirkseinzelmeisterschaft Hannover 2025 B-Gruppe. Also played 1 blitz event (including Landesblitzmannschaftsmeisterschaft Niedersachsen 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 19 months (2022–2024) and 17 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1935 was reached at age 41 (Feb 2026).
Current rating
1883
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1783
All-time high
1935
−52 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 41
Feb 2026 · age 41
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#52,375
#52,375 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 41
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1935
at age 41 · −52 from today
Feb 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+255 Elo)
1637 → 1892
May 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 39
May 2024
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1892 → returned at 1891
May 2024
2022
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1637 → returned at 1892
Sep 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-9
1892 → 1883
Tournaments
3
16 games
Score
10/ 1662.5%
7W6D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #114 | 1021 | -52.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/7 | #2 | 2020 | +44.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/6 | #9 | 2018 | -1.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#5,730
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#38,532
in continent
World
#52,374
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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