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Benbellil, Rabah
🇫🇷FIDE 36078166· Male· France· Born in 1957
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Rabah Benbellil, a 69-year-old French player, is rated 1703. He has fluctuated between 1686 and 1742 over the past 2 years. 54 rated games in the past year (≈38/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 9eme Open FIDE de Laverune (-2400), Team 2026 - OCC Avril, and Team 2026 - OCC Mars. Also played 4 rapid (including Team 2026 - Rapide Fevrier) and 1 blitz events (including 3e Blitz FIDE de la Gardiole) recently. His peak of 1742 was reached at age 67 (Dec 2024).
Current rating
1703
Standard
Rpd1787·Blz1651
All-time high
1742
−39 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 67
Dec 2024 · age 67
Activity
70
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
54 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#108,889
#108,889 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+243 Elo)
1499 → 1742
Dec 2024
All-time peak 1742
at age 67 · −39 from today
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 67
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 67
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 67
Jan 2024
2020
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1628 → returned at 1641
Nov 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-11
1714 → 1703
Tournaments
13
60 games
Score
28/ 6046.7%
23W10D27L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsMaxence Tercieux1,651·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Cavalier·R5·-12.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/5 | #69 | 1906 | +9.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/5 | #65 | 1808 | -6.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #264 | 990 | -7.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #31 | 2424 | +8.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/4 | #46 | 1924 | -19.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #218 | 978 | -8.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/5 | #13 | 2077 | +18.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #83 | 2488 | +9.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/9 | #197 | 1654 | -18.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #217 | 1080 | -5.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRoland WeillFM
🇫🇷FRA·2066
+0 −7 =0
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsFabrice Tur
🇫🇷FRA·1539
+5 −0 =2
7 games·last met Apr 2022
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vsRaphael Long
🇫🇷FRA·2027
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsFrancois Lenfant
🇫🇷FRA·1983
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met May 2024
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vsJean-Fred Fournier
🇫🇷FRA·1660
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
France
#7,644
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#76,513
in continent
World
#108,886
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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