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Ben Hamed, Cherif

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FIDEFIDE 45197733· Male· France· Born in 1989

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Cherif Ben Hamed, a 37-year-old French player, is rated 1975 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +32 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent appearances: Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r6 and Championnat de France 2025 - Open B. Also played 7 rapid (including Rapide Echiquier Nicois 8 juin 2025) and 1 blitz events (including 1er Blitz Easy Chess x Davidson Consulting) recently.

Current rating

1975

Standard

Rpd1994·Blz1916

All-time high

1975

at best
Feb 2026 · age 37

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#31,660

#31,660 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

8 entries
2026
All-time peak 1975
at age 37
Feb 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 36
Nov 2025
Best 12-month gain (+82 Elo)
1859 → 1941
Jan 2025
2020
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1930 → returned at 1943
Apr 2020
2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 29
Sep 2018
Crossed 1800
at age 29
Apr 2018

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Jean-Michel Bigonnet 2,081
Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r3-4 · Dec 2025 · +13.2 Elo
Evolution
+32
1943 → 1975
Tournaments
6
15 games
Score
10.5/ 1570.0%
10W1D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r6
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#4951984+0.2
Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r5
Team
Jan 20261/1#2792758+9.8
Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r3-4
Team
Dec 20252/2#1012754+20.4
Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r2
Team
Nov 20251/1#2072608+6.4
Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r1
Team
Oct 20251/1#2192470+3.6
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

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France
#1,787
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#23,408
in continent
World
#31,660
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
France
1
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2,759
2
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2,717
3
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2,626
4
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2,618
5
🇫🇷Moussard, JulesFollow Jules MoussardTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,613
6
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2,610
6
🇫🇷Maurizzi, MarcAndriaFollow MarcAndria MaurizziTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,610
8
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2,596
9
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2,557
10
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2,556
...
1787🇫🇷Ben Hamed, Cherif1,975
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
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2,708
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23408🇫🇷Ben Hamed, Cherif1,975
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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31660🇫🇷Ben Hamed, Cherif1,975