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Benouaret, Idir
🇫🇷FIDE 45173800· Male· France· Born in 1990
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Idir Benouaret, a 36-year-old French player, is rated 1985 — just 16 short of his peak of 2001 (Feb 2026, age 36). He is on a steady climb with +54 Elo over the past 12 months. 67 rated games in the past year (≈35/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 2 r7-9, 44eme Open International d'Echecs de Bethune - Tournoi A, and 17eme Open International d'echecs de Rouen. Also played 5 rapid (including Rapide de la Metropole de Lyon 2025 Open A p1500 Elo) and 1 blitz events (including Championnat International d'Echecs de Lyon Henri Rinck 2026 Blitz) recently. He took a 25-month break between Aug 2017 and Oct 2019.
Current rating
1985
Standard
Rpd1855·Blz1774
All-time high
2001
−16 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 36
Feb 2026 · age 36
Activity
61
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
67 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#29,929
#29,929 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2026
Crossed 2000
at age 36
Feb 2026
All-time peak 2001
at age 36 · −16 from today
Feb 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+235 Elo)
1720 → 1955
Jul 2024
6-month rising streak
+215 Elo
May 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 34
Mar 2024
2022
Crossed 1800
at age 32
Nov 2022
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+46
1939 → 1985
Tournaments
14
58 games
Score
29/ 5850.0%
18W22D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/3 | #579 | 1808 | -13.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #467 | 1632 | -1.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #101 | 2739 | +9.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/8 | #45 | 2142 | +44.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/7 | #16 | 2020 | +15.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/2 | #469 | 1941 | -2.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #421 | 1381 | -3.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #205 | 2661 | +8.8 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 4.5/7 | #3 | 2019 | +21.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #338 | 1984 | +2.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAlexandre Regnault
🇫🇷FRA·1974
+1 −8 =2
11 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsAurelien Ladigue
🇫🇷FRA·2006
+4 −5 =2
11 games·last met Aug 2022
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vsImad Ouardi
🇫🇷FRA·2115
+2 −5 =2
9 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsSofyan Al-Haj Johnston
🇫🇷FRA·1882
+7 −2 =0
9 games·last met Jun 2022
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vsPierre Roibet
🇫🇷FRA·1766
+8 −0 =0
8 games·last met Dec 2024
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Rankings
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France
#1,665
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#22,112
in continent
World
#29,929
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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