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Durand-Benmoussa, Roman
🇫🇷FIDE 45196915· Male· France· Born in 2008
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Roman Durand-Benmoussa, a 18-year-old French player, is rated 2100 and sitting in the top 4% of French players under 18, and in the top 7% worldwide. He has slipped back 143 Elo over the past 12 months. 85 rated games in the past year (≈53/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 39eme Festival International des Jeux de Cannes - Open A (p2100), Djerba International Chess Festival 2026 Open A, and Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r6-7. Also played 2 blitz events (including Djerba International Chess Festival 2026 Blitz) recently. His peak of 2243 was reached at age 17 (Jun 2025).
At junior level, he reached #13, #15, #15 and #31 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2100
Standard
Rpd2099·Blz2160
All-time high
2243
−143 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 17
Jun 2025 · age 17
Activity
73
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
75 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#44 · French players under 18 · of 1,015
Career timeline
13 entries2025
13th French U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2243
Jun 2025
All-time peak 2243
at age 17 · −143 from today
Jun 2025
Crossed 2200
at age 17
May 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+349 Elo)
1818 → 2167
Dec 2024
15th French U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2167
Nov 2024
Crossed 2100
at age 16
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Grand Prixperf 2268 (+121) · 5.5/9 · #56
Top opponent
Evolution
-131
2231 → 2100
Tournaments
11
68 games
Score
29.5/ 6843.4%
21W17D30L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsMehta Naitik RCM2,260·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Grand Prix·R8·+26.3
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAdam Bohli1,919·3eme Festival International de Ceyreste et Cassis Echecs Open A p1800 Elo·R5·-29.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/7 | #24 | 2028 | -36.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/9 | #63 | 2144 | +6.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/9 | #12 | 2162 | +0.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #281 | 1556 | -8.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #178 | 2052 | -10.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #221 | 1931 | -18.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/9 | #56 | 2268 | +63.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/2 | #294 | 1361 | -38.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/9 | #64 | 2181 | +32.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/9 | #257 | 1970 | -116.7 |
Worst Elo result: Open International d'Aix en Provence - Trophee Dole 2025 - Tournoi Masters (p2100 elo) (-116.7 Elo, finished #257).
Most-Played Opponents
vsTimothe Perret
🇫🇷FRA·2032
+8 −1 =1
10 games·last met May 2026
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vsJean-Philippe Duquesnoy
🇫🇷FRA·2105
+5 −2 =1
8 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsMathias Delaplace
🇫🇷FRA·2227
+3 −1 =3
7 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsRoland WeillFM
🇫🇷FRA·2066
+4 −1 =2
7 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsDavit BaroyanCM
🇫🇷FRA·2154
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
France
#801
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#11,209
in continent
World
#15,434
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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