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Pitel, Benedikt
🇬🇧FIDE 496413· Male· England· Born in 2013
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Benedikt Pitel, a 13-year-old English player, is rated 1740. He has slipped back 51 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 4NCL Bradford Congress Open, Scarborough's 48th Congress - Challengers, and 62nd Hull Congress Under 2000. Also played 3 rapid (including Hull and East Riding Rapid 2026 - Open) and 1 blitz events (including Amos Burn Memorial Blitz) recently. His peak of 1832 was reached at age 12 (Apr 2025).
At junior level, he reached #63, #13 and #9 nationally in U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1740
Standard
Rpd1714·Blz1690
All-time high
1832
−92 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 12
Apr 2025 · age 12
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#96,037
#96,037 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
63rd English U14 player
at age 13 · rated 1740
Jun 2026
2025
All-time peak 1832
at age 12 · −92 from today
Apr 2025
13th English U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1827
Feb 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 12
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 11
Oct 2024
Best 12-month gain (+420 Elo)
1376 → 1796
Sep 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-51
1791 → 1740
Tournaments
5
25 games
Score
8.5/ 2534.0%
4W9D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2/4 | #23 | 1867 | +32.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/4 | #47 | — | -2.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/3 | #44 | 1777 | +10.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/4 | #43 | 1676 | -50.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/8 | #34 | 1679 | -41.2 |
Rankings
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England
#1,539
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#68,385
in continent
World
#96,035
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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