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Benel, Benjamin

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FIDEFIDE 45165203· Male· France· Born in 1980

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Benjamin Benel, a 46-year-old French player, is rated 1642 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and took a 24-month break between Nov 2023 and Dec 2025. Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - HDF Avril, Team 2026 - HDF Janvier, and Team 2026 - HDF Novembre. Also played 1 rapid event (including Grand Prix de l'Oise Saison 2025-2026 Journee 5) recently.

Current rating

1642

Standard

Rpd1617·Blz—

All-time high

1642

at best
May 2026 · age 46

Activity

1

games / yr avg.

3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#131,199

#131,199 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2026
All-time peak 1642
at age 46
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+267 Elo)
1365 → 1632
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 44
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 44
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 44
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 1387 → returned at 1628
Nov 2023

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Bruno Lamarre 1,781
Team 2026 - HDF Janvier · Jan 2026 · +4.0 Elo
Evolution
+10
1632 → 1642
Tournaments
3
4 games
Score
1.5/ 437.5%
1W2D1L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsDominique Ramu1,621·Team 2026 - HDF Avril·R1·+9.4
2.[D]vsBruno Lamarre1,781·Team 2026 - HDF Janvier·R6·+4.0
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsNima Armand Saleh1,881·Team 2026 - HDF Novembre·R1·-3.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team 2026 - HDF Avril
Team
Apr 20261/1#782421+9.8
Team 2026 - HDF Janvier
Team
Jan 20260.5/1#1951781+4.0
Team 2026 - HDF Novembre
Team
Nov 20250/1#2961081-3.8

Rankings

/
France
#9,698
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#89,670
in continent
World
#131,193
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
France
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3
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4
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2,615
4
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2,615
6
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2,613
7
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2,610
8
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2,596
9
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2,559
10
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2,557
...
9698🇫🇷Benel, Benjamin1,642
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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89670🇫🇷Benel, Benjamin1,642
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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131193🇫🇷Benel, Benjamin1,642