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Ben Cherif, Rachid

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FIDEFIDE 566002958· Male· United States of America· Born in 1990

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Rachid Ben Cherif, a 36-year-old American player, is rated 1437 — just 24 short of his peak of 1461 (Apr 2026, age 36). He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include 2026 February Marshall Monthly FIDE - U1800, 23rd Konig Memorial Tournament - Under 1600, and 2026 New Years Tuesday Night Marathon - Under 1600 Round 4-7. Also played 3 rapid (including Muswell Hill FIDE Rapid - 14 April 2026) and 2 blitz events (including 2026 January Mechanics' Weekend - Blitz) recently.

Current rating

1437

Standard

Rpd1437·Blz—

All-time high

1461

−24 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 36

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#208,224

#208,224 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

4 entries
2026
Crossed 1400
at age 36
Apr 2026
Crossed 1200
at age 36
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1461
at age 36 · −24 from today
Apr 2026
First FIDE rating
1461 · at age 36
Apr 2026

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Peter Mari 1,521
Northampton FIDE Congress - 2 and 3 May 2026 - U1600 · May 2026 · +4.7 Elo
Evolution
-24
1461 → 1437
Tournaments
5
28 games
Score
2.5/ 288.9%
10W5D13L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
3rd Silman Memorial Tuesday Night Marathon - U1600 Round 1-3
Swiss
May 20260/2#19812-24.0
2026 February Marshall Monthly FIDE - U1800
Swiss
Feb 20260.5/1#286200.0
23rd Konig Memorial Tournament - Under 1600
Swiss
Jan 20261/1#148900.0
2026 New Years Tuesday Night Marathon - Under 1600 Round 4-7
Swiss
Jan 20261/3#1314170.0
2026 New Years Tuesday Night Marathon - Under 1600 Round 1-3
Swiss
Jan 20260/1#238090.0
Worst Elo result: 3rd Silman Memorial Tuesday Night Marathon - U1600 Round 1-3 (-24.0 Elo, finished #19).

Rankings

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United States of America
#4,988
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#24,591
in continent
World
#207,961
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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7
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7
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9
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10
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Americas
1
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2,792
1
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3
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2,753
4
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2,742
5
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6
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2,724
7
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2,696
7
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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7
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8
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9
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9
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