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Labandibar, Benoit
🇫🇷FIDE 628301· Male· France· Born in 1986
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Benoit Labandibar, a 40-year-old French player, is rated 2104 — just 12 short of his peak of 2116 (May 2023, age 37) and sitting in the top 4% of French players, and in the top 7% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +25 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent appearances: Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r6 and 21eme Festival International de Dieppe A - Grand Prix Duchesse de Berry. He had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2005–2007) and 93 months (2008–2015).
At junior level, he reached #85, #73 and #39 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2104
Standard
Rpd2075·Blz2002
All-time high
2116
−12 pts below
May 2023 · age 37
May 2023 · age 37
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#770 · French players · of 17,422
Career timeline
17 entries2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 40
Feb 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+31 Elo)
2067 → 2098
Oct 2025
6-month rising streak
+28 Elo
Feb 2025
2023
79th French 35-40 player
at age 37 · rated 2116
Aug 2023
All-time peak 2116
at age 37 · −12 from today
May 2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 37
Mar 2023
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
21eme Festival International de Dieppe A - Grand Prix Duchesse de Berryperf 2152 (+54) · 6/9 · #17
Evolution
+25
2079 → 2104
Tournaments
3
11 games
Score
7/ 1163.6%
7W0D4L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsOlivier Zeller1,967·21eme Festival International de Dieppe A - Grand Prix Duchesse de Berry·R9·+6.4
3.[W]vsCyprien VeronCM1,923·21eme Festival International de Dieppe A - Grand Prix Duchesse de Berry·R4·+5.3
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsLudovic ChandesrisFM2,277·21eme Festival International de Dieppe A - Grand Prix Duchesse de Berry·R3·-5.3
3.[L]vsZayne-Eddine El ZeinFM2,317·21eme Festival International de Dieppe A - Grand Prix Duchesse de Berry·R5·-4.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #782 | 1347 | -9.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #362 | 3073 | +14.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #17 | 2152 | +19.2 |
Rankings
/
France
#770
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#10,938
in continent
World
#15,045
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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