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Richard, Benoit
🇫🇷FIDE 560008121· Male· France· Born in 1967
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Benoit Richard, a 59-year-old French player, is rated 1693 — just 16 short of his peak of 1709 (Jan 2026, age 59). He has fluctuated between 1675 and 1709 over the past 2 years. 20 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - 60mn Mars, Championnat du Loir-et-Cher 2026 - Saint-Aignan (-2400), and 4e Festival International d'Echecs de Tours - Tournoi A ouvert a tous. Also played 5 rapid events (including 12eme rapide de St-Pierre-des-Corps - Tournoi A (tous niveaux)) recently.
Current rating
1693
Standard
Rpd1660·Blz—
All-time high
1709
−16 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 59
Jan 2026 · age 59
Activity
30
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#112,265
#112,265 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
5 entries2026
All-time peak 1709
at age 59 · −16 from today
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 58
Dec 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 58
Dec 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 58
Dec 2025
First FIDE rating
1699 · at age 58
Dec 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
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Tournaments
7
22 games
Score
9/ 2240.9%
8W2D12L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsNikolaj Bukavec1,648·4e Festival International d'Echecs de Tours - Tournoi A ouvert a tous·R5·+18.4
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #956 | 2450 | +18.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/5 | #20 | 1696 | -1.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/7 | #80 | 1618 | -34.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #248 | 1795 | +9.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #89 | 976 | 0.0 |
Worst Elo result: 4e Festival International d'Echecs de Tours - Tournoi A ouvert a tous (-34.0 Elo, finished #80).
Rankings
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France
#7,920
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#78,554
in continent
World
#112,262
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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