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BJ
Benefice, Jacques
🇫🇷FIDE 45153698· Male· France· Born in 1955
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Jacques Benefice, a 71-year-old French player, is rated 1772 — just 19 short of his peak of 1791 (Nov 2024, age 69). He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 15 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent appearances: Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r7-9 and 1er Open d'echecs Didier Pera (-2400 elo). Also played 4 rapid (including Open Rapide d'Antibes Avril 2026) and 1 blitz events (including Blitz interne Antibes fevrier 2026) recently.
Current rating
1772
Standard
Rpd1797·Blz1773
All-time high
1791
−19 pts below
Nov 2024 · age 69
Nov 2024 · age 69
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#85,197
#85,197 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2024
All-time peak 1791
at age 69 · −19 from today
Nov 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 68
Mar 2023
2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 63
Jan 2018
2017
Best 12-month gain (+115 Elo)
1633 → 1748
Jun 2017
Crossed 1600
at age 62
Jan 2017
Crossed 1500
at age 62
Jan 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-18
1790 → 1772
Tournaments
7
12 games
Score
4.5/ 1237.5%
2W5D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #379 | 1969 | +11.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #1075 | 1164 | -4.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #1010 | 1008 | -9.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #161 | 1983 | +11.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #1134 | 1106 | -6.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #1088 | 1137 | -5.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1.5/4 | #36 | 1652 | -14.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAndre Pacteau
🇫🇷FRA·2139
+0 −7 =0
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsSteve Charpentier
🇫🇷FRA·1989
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsNatalya Pryimak
🇺🇦UKR·1592
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsSergio Miguel Rodrigues Lopes
🇵🇹POR·1742
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsChakib Belgani
🇫🇷FRA·1808
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met May 2025
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Rankings
/
France
#5,624
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#61,265
in continent
World
#85,195
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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