Format
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Benetti, Christophe
🇫🇷FIDE 36046361· Male· France· Born in 1975
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Christophe Benetti, a 51-year-old French player, is rated 1797 — just 18 short of his peak of 1815 (Apr 2025, age 50). He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 7 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent appearances: Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r7-9 and Master B 2025 du Var. Also played 8 rapid (including 10eme Tournoi Rapide de Hyeres - Tournoi A) and 2 blitz events (including Tournoi de Blitz du Nouvel An 2026 de Brignoles) recently. He took a 31-month break between Mar 2020 and Nov 2022 (COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1797
Standard
Rpd1762·Blz1714
All-time high
1815
−18 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 50
Apr 2025 · age 50
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#77,317
#77,317 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
100 career games
at age 51
Jun 2026
2025
All-time peak 1815
at age 50 · −18 from today
Apr 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 50
Mar 2025
Best 12-month gain (+184 Elo)
1608 → 1792
Feb 2025
2020
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 1637 → returned at 1628
Mar 2020
2018
Re-crossed 1600
at age 43
Apr 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-18
1815 → 1797
Tournaments
8
23 games
Score
9.5/ 2341.3%
5W9D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/8 | #10 | 1789 | +0.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #549 | 1994 | +15.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #1074 | 1057 | -8.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #529 | 1753 | -1.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/2 | #1057 | 1672 | -6.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #153 | 2696 | +12.4 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 1/5 | #8 | 1670 | -26.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #1041 | 1252 | -4.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHerve Rancien
🇫🇷FRA·1670
+3 −2 =7
12 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsBernard Auque
🇫🇷FRA·1685
+2 −1 =5
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsHugues Benoit
🇫🇷FRA·2034
+0 −6 =1
7 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsWassil Bibah
🇫🇷FRA·2078
+0 −2 =4
6 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsVincent Klein
🇫🇷FRA·1638
+1 −1 =4
6 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
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France
#5,020
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#55,942
in continent
World
#77,316
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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