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Dauth, Benjamin
FM🇩🇪FIDE 4688104· Male· Germany· Born in 1975
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Benjamin Dauth, a 51-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2247 and sitting in the top 4% of German players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has held steady between 2200 and 2250 for 3 years. 17 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent appearances: Oberliga Ost 2025-2026 April 2026 and 38. Sonnenterrassen Open 2025 Group A. Also played 1 blitz event (including 38. Sonnenterrassen Open 2025 Blitz) recently. His peak of 2377 was reached at age 41 (Apr 2016).
Awarded FM in 2007 (age 32). Earned a IM norm at 2.Bundesliga Nord 2010.
Current rating
2247
Standard
Rpd2188·Blz2261
All-time high
2377
−130 pts below
Apr 2016 · age 41
Apr 2016 · age 41
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#557 · German players · of 14,156
Career timeline
16 entries2026
48th German 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2247
May 2026
2022
45th German 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 2285
Mar 2022
2020
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2278 → returned at 2286
Apr 2020
2018
500 career games
at age 43
May 2018
2016
32nd German 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2377
Apr 2016
All-time peak 2377
at age 41 · −130 from today
Apr 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+14
2233 → 2247
Tournaments
6
17 games
Score
10/ 1758.8%
7W6D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #44 | 2314 | +3.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #20 | 2993 | +8.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #33 | 2262 | +0.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #14 | 2381 | +8.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #30 | 2090 | -7.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #20 | 2229 | +0.2 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsRobert RabiegaGM
🇩🇪GER·2460
+1 −7 =0
8 games·last met Sep 2022
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vsKristian DimitrijeskiCM
🇩🇪GER·2066
+1 −2 =4
7 games·last met Apr 2022
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vsSteve BergerIM
🇩🇪GER·2414
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Sep 2022
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vsMichael SchulzFM
🇩🇪GER·2095
+2 −0 =4
6 games·last met Jun 2022
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vsDaniel MalekFM
🇩🇪GER·2312
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Mar 2024
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Rankings
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Germany
#557
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#4,070
in continent
World
#5,963
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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