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Benaerens, Thierry
🇫🇷FIDE 36000051· Male· France· Born in 1959
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Thierry Benaerens, a 67-year-old French player, is rated 1701. He is climbing fast, having gained +260 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - NAQ Avril, Team 2026 - NAQ Mars, and Team 2026 - NAQ Janvier. Also played 6 rapid (including 17eme Tournoi Rapide de Montbron) and 1 blitz events (including 4e Tournoi de Blitz International de Montendre) recently. He took a 12-month break between Jan 2025 and Feb 2026. His peak of 1844 was reached at age 67 (Feb 2026).
Current rating
1701
Standard
Rpd1403·Blz1420
All-time high
1844
−143 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 67
Feb 2026 · age 67
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#109,593
#109,593 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
Crossed 1800
at age 67
Feb 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 67
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1844
at age 67 · −143 from today
Feb 2026
2025
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1441 → returned at 1844
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+406 Elo)
1047 → 1453
Jun 2024
2022
100 career games
at age 63
Dec 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
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Tournaments
7
16 games
Score
6/ 1637.5%
6W0D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/4 | #61 | 1722 | -96.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #224 | 999 | -21.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #342 | 918 | -26.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #72 | 1654 | 0.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #94 | 1773 | 0.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #184 | 811 | 0.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #246 | 1641 | 0.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPatrice Caffin
🇫🇷FRA·1631
+2 −5 =0
7 games·last met Dec 2019
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vsClaude Turcat
🇫🇷FRA·1577
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsPaul Gremy
🇫🇷FRA·1645
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Feb 2020
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vsLuis Rodriguez
🇫🇷FRA·1760
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsMathieu Tellier
🇫🇷FRA·1443
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Feb 2024
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Rankings
/
France
#7,714
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#76,953
in continent
World
#109,590
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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