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Bensch, Patrick
FM🇩🇪FIDE 4617401· Male· Germany· Born in 1968
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Patrick Bensch, a 58-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2127 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +39 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include OOE Landesliga West 2025-2026 Round 9-10, OOE Landesliga West 2025-2026 Round 7-8, and 2. Bundesliga West AUT 2025-2026 Round 6-8. His peak of 2311 was reached at age 34 (Oct 2002).
Awarded FM in 2004 (age 36).
Current rating
2127
Standard
Rpd2129·Blz2062
All-time high
2311
−184 pts below
Oct 2002 · age 34
Oct 2002 · age 34
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 6%
#13,044 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 58
Mar 2026
2023
500 career games
at age 55
Sep 2023
2020
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2176 → returned at 2165
Nov 2020
2018
Re-crossed 2200
at age 50
Mar 2018
2017
Re-crossed 2200
at age 49
Nov 2017
Re-crossed 2200
at age 49
Sep 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+39
2088 → 2127
Tournaments
11
22 games
Score
11.5/ 2252.3%
12W1D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #31 | 3108 | +15.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #4 | 2801 | +14.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/3 | #27 | 2383 | +20.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2760 | +6.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/5 | #26 | 1993 | -12.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/2 | #67 | 1643 | -4.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #12 | 2754 | +5.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/2 | #88 | 1519 | -8.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | #9 | 1881 | -9.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #16 | 2849 | +8.8 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,444
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#9,425
in continent
World
#13,044
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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