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Benny Thomas
🇮🇳FIDE 35014501· Male· India· Born in 1968
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Benny Thomas, a 58-year-old Indian player, is rated 1514. He has held steady between 1500 and 1550 for 2 years. 19 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent appearances: 6TH CHESSMII INTERNATIONAL BELOW 1680 FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT and Kinght Chess Academy Karunagappally 4th FIDE Rated Chess Tournament 2025 (Ratings below 1700). Also played 1 rapid event (including FUTURE CHESS ACADEMY'S International FIDE Rated Open Rapid Chess Tournament) recently. He took a 23-month break between Feb 2022 and Feb 2024. His peak of 1549 was reached at age 56 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1514
Standard
Rpd1515·Blz1543
All-time high
1549
−35 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 56
Mar 2024 · age 56
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#179,336
#179,336 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+291 Elo)
1258 → 1549
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 56
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 56
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1549
at age 56 · −35 from today
Mar 2024
2022
60th Indian 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 1258
Apr 2022
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1258 → returned at 1248
Feb 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
Kinght Chess Academy Karunagappally 4th FIDE Rated Chess Tournament 2025 (Ratings below 1700)perf 2364 (+857) · 6/6 · #89
Top opponent
Evolution
+7
1507 → 1514
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
11.5/ 1863.9%
11W1D6L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsGopinath M1,645·Kinght Chess Academy Karunagappally 4th FIDE Rated Chess Tournament 2025 (Ratings below 1700)·R5·+13.8
2.[W]vsNavas Kuttiady1,636·6TH CHESSMII INTERNATIONAL BELOW 1680 FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT·R2·+13.2
3.[W]vsSidharth Manoj1,561·6TH CHESSMII INTERNATIONAL BELOW 1680 FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT·R5·+11.1
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5.5/7 | #94 | 1779 | +9.2 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 6/6 | #89 | 2364 | +6.0 |
Rankings
/
India
#10,213
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#35,095
in continent
World
#179,292
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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