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Benoit, Michel

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FIDEFIDE 602400· Male· France· Born in 1949

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Michel Benoit, a 77-year-old French player, is rated 2165 and sitting in the top 3% of French players, and in the top 5% worldwide. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 20 months (2005–2007) and 28 months (2022–2024). Recent appearance: Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r7-9. His peak of 2247 was reached at age 52 (Oct 2001).

Current rating

2165

Standard

Rpd2168·Blz—

All-time high

2247

−82 pts below
Oct 2001 · age 52

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 3%

#520 · French players · of 17,591

Career timeline

20 entries
2025
32nd 75-80 player worldwide
at age 76 · rated 2183
Nov 2025
2022
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 2190 → returned at 2184
Jun 2022
2020
81st 70-75 player worldwide
at age 71 · rated 2188
Oct 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2200
at age 70
Nov 2019
2016
Re-crossed 2200
at age 67
Jun 2016
2015
3rd French 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2195
Dec 2015

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Mathieu Durczak 2,082
Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r7-9 · Mar 2026 · +7.7 Elo
Evolution
-21
2186 → 2165
Tournaments
4
5 games
Score
2/ 540.0%
1W2D2L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsMathieu Durczak2,082·Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r7-9·R3·+7.7
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsCesar Texier2,069·Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r3-4·R2·-12.6
2.[L]vsNicolas ElietIM2,302·Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r2·R1·-6.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r7-9
Team
Mar 20261.5/2#4352210+2.4
Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r3-4
Team
Dec 20250/1#13641269-13.0
Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r2
Team
Nov 20250/1#8511502-6.8
Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r1
Team
Oct 20250.5/1#7122058-3.4

Most-Played Opponents

vsStephane Salus
🇫🇷FRA·1962
+0 −0 =8
8 games·last met May 2017
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vsWilfried Dehesdin
🇫🇷FRA·2071
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met May 2017
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vsPhilippe Boulet
🇫🇷FRA·1978
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Sep 2014
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Rankings

/
France
#520
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#7,301
in continent
World
#10,250
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
France
1
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2
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3
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2,626
4
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2,615
4
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2,615
6
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2,613
7
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2,610
8
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2,596
9
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2,559
10
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2,557
...
520🇫🇷Benoit, Michel2,165
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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7301🇫🇷Benoit, Michel2,165
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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10250🇫🇷Benoit, Michel2,165