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BA
Benend, Andreas
CM🇩🇪FIDE 4651820· Male· Germany· Born in 1972
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Andreas Benend, a 54-year-old German Candidate Master, is rated 2146 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 32 months (2002–2005), 45 months (2007–2011), 23 months (2011–2013), 59 months (2013–2018) and 88 months (2018–2025). Recent appearance: Oberliga Baden 2025-2026 Februar 2026. Also played 1 blitz event (including Badische Blitzmannschaftsmeisterschaften 2026 A-Finale) recently. His peak of 2259 was reached at age 29 (Oct 2001).
Awarded CM in 2005 (age 33).
Current rating
2146
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2069
All-time high
2259
−113 pts below
Oct 2001 · age 29
Oct 2001 · age 29
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 5%
#11,544 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2018
Inactive for 88 months
paused at 2199 → returned at 2182
May 2018
2013
Inactive for 59 months
paused at 2209 → returned at 2199
May 2013
2011
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2229 → returned at 2209
May 2011
2007
Inactive for 45 months
paused at 2213 → returned at 2229
Jul 2007
2005
CM title awardedCM
at age 33
Oct 2005
2002
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 2226 → returned at 2228
Jul 2002
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-53
2199 → 2146
Tournaments
6
7 games
Score
3/ 742.9%
2W2D3L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/2 | #77 | 1713 | -22.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #28 | 2019 | -4.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #10 | 2698 | +3.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #12 | 2677 | +3.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #68 | 1164 | -15.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #70 | 1113 | -16.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,265
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#8,273
in continent
World
#11,544
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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