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BJ
Benitez, Jhony
🇵🇾FIDE 3705633· Male· Paraguay· Born in 1994
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Jhony Benitez, a 32-year-old player, is rated 1679 — just 11 short of his peak of 1690 (Dec 2025, age 31). He is on a steady climb with +36 Elo over the past 12 months. 34 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include I IRT Interno Alekhine 2026 Homenaje al Dr Nelson Valinotti, IV GRAND PRIX PALIZAS 2025, and Clasificatorio Liga Paraguaya de Ajedrez Categoria C Fecha 2 2025. Also played 2 rapid (including Torneo Abierto de Duplas - Club Internacional de Tenis 2025) and 2 blitz events (including PRIMER GRAND PRIX BLITZ SANTA RITA 2025) recently. He took a 78-month break between Apr 2016 and Nov 2022. He reached #83 nationally in Jan 2023.
Current rating
1679
Standard
Rpd1667·Blz1717
All-time high
1690
−11 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 31
Dec 2025 · age 31
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#117,510
#117,510 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
All-time peak 1690
at age 31 · −11 from today
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+222 Elo)
1460 → 1682
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 30
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 30
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 29
Dec 2023
Peak national rank: #83
at age 29 · rated 1460
Jan 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+12
1667 → 1679
Tournaments
6
39 games
Score
24/ 3961.5%
20W8D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsPaul Franco Gonzalez1,605·Clasificatorio Liga Paraguaya de Ajedrez Categoria C Fecha 2 2025·R6·-12.4
2.[L]vsMilciades de Jesus Balbuena Escobar1,578·Campeonato Nacional Categoria Intermedio 2025·R6·-12.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tournament | Jan 2026 | 4/7 | #7 | 1624 | -11.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/5 | #30 | 1873 | +1.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 5/7 | #2 | 1803 | +29.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/4 | #11 | 2638 | +11.8 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3.5/6 | #20 | 1645 | -19.4 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/5 | #20 | 2007 | +24.2 |
Rankings
/
Paraguay
#127
out of 438 players
Americas
#14,190
in continent
World
#117,505
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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