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Benu ,Varghese Benjamin
🇮🇳FIDE 35084291· Male· India· Born in 1997
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Varghese Benjamin Benu, a 29-year-old Indian player, is rated 1506 — just 19 short of his peak of 1525 (Feb 2026, age 29). He has held steady between 1500 and 1550 for 6 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include iMaster U1800 Classic Chess Tournament -January, 3rd Khannur Below 1800 FIDE Rated Classical Chess Tournament, and Eight Square Chess Academy - 1st International FIDE Rated (Below 1700) Open Chess Tournament 2025. Also played 1 blitz event (including Chess Lab Open Blitz October Tournament) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 16 months (2014–2015), 12 months (2017–2018), 68 months (2018–2023, COVID-19 included) and 24 months (2023–2025).
Current rating
1506
Standard
Rpd1527·Blz1512
All-time high
1525
−19 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 29
Feb 2026 · age 29
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#183,439
#183,439 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
All-time peak 1525
at age 29 · −19 from today
Feb 2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 29
Jan 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+326 Elo)
1176 → 1502
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 27
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 27
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1200
at age 27
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Eight Square Chess Academy - 1st International FIDE Rated (Below 1700) Open Chess Tournament 2025perf 2357 (+871) · 5/5 · #320
Top opponent
Evolution
+4
1502 → 1506
Tournaments
5
39 games
Score
22.5/ 3957.7%
21W3D15L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsVelugoti Yathin Reddy1,692·3rd Khannur Below 1800 FIDE Rated Classical Chess Tournament·R2·+14.7
3.[W]vsKathiravan Nagarajan1,443·CA May Classic Tournament 2026 B (Abdulaziz Belhaif Memorial)·R6·+8.2
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/1 | #6 | 2674 | -6.8 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6.5/2 | #92 | 2331 | +0.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/2 | #29 | 2439 | -14.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/7 | #117 | 1755 | +29.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/5 | #320 | 2357 | -6.0 |
Rankings
/
India
#10,833
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#36,500
in continent
World
#183,388
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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