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Palomares Cortez, Benjamin
🇪🇸FIDE 54579805· Male· Spain· Born in 2010
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Benjamin Palomares Cortez, a 16-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1729. He is rising rapidly, having gained +257 Elo over the past 12 months. 82 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Autonomico Sub16 de Castilla-La Mancha 2026, XV IRT Sub 2400 Navidad Alzira 2025, and XVI Copa de Espana por Equipos Sub-16. Also played 6 rapid events (including IV Open Ajedrez de Navidad Rapidas Diagonal Alcorcon) recently. His peak of 1763 was reached at age 16 (Jan 2026).
At junior level, he reached #76 and #25 nationally in U10 and U8.
Current rating
1729
Standard
Rpd1694·Blz—
All-time high
1763
−34 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 16
Jan 2026 · age 16
Activity
36
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
77 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#99,784
#99,784 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
All-time peak 1763
at age 16 · −34 from today
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Nov 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 15
Aug 2025
100 career games
at age 15
Jul 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+373 Elo)
1125 → 1498
May 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 14
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+247
1482 → 1729
Tournaments
13
82 games
Score
38/ 8246.3%
30W16D36L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsFrancisco Leopoldo Valverde Lopez1,660·VIII Torneo Sub 2400 Club Ajedrez V Centenario·R6·-24.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/5 | #11 | 1845 | -8.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/5 | #18 | 1756 | +4.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/7 | #10 | 1760 | +4.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/6 | #42 | 1656 | -35.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/5 | #45 | 1808 | +20.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/5 | #42 | 1704 | -9.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/7 | #44 | 1658 | +29.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/7 | #3 | 1896 | +131.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/8 | #20 | 1796 | +52.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/4 | #55 | 1865 | -5.2 |
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Rankings
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#9,561
out of 20,300 players
Europe
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World
#99,782
out of 400,000+
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