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Benifei, Patrick

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FIDEFIDE 636304· Male· France· Born in 1966

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Patrick Benifei, a 60-year-old French player, is rated 1904. He has slipped back 68 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 14e Open du Lille Universite Club Echiquier du Nord, Team 2026 - NAQ Avril, and Team 2026 - NAQ Mars. Also played 4 rapid events (including Tournoi rapide de Perigueux 2025) recently. He took a 195-month break between Jul 2007 and Nov 2023. His peak of 1987 was reached at age 58 (Dec 2024).

Current rating

1904

Standard

Rpd1858·Blz—

All-time high

1987

−83 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 58

Activity

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#47,187

#47,187 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

7 entries
2024
92nd French 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 1987
Dec 2024
All-time peak 1987
at age 58 · −83 from today
Dec 2024
2007
Inactive for 195 months
paused at 1941 → returned at 1942
Jul 2007
2004
Best 12-month gain (+52 Elo)
1907 → 1959
Oct 2004
Crossed 1800
at age 38
Jul 2004
First FIDE rating
1907 · at age 38
Jul 2004

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Alain Camus 1,685
Team 2026 - NAQ Novembre · Nov 2025 · +3.3 Elo
Evolution
-68
1972 → 1904
Tournaments
8
16 games
Score
9.5/ 1659.4%
9W1D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
14e Open du Lille Universite Club Echiquier du Nord
Open Swiss
Apr 20264.5/8#431770-53.0
Team 2026 - NAQ Avril
Team
Apr 20261/1#202441+2.8
Team 2026 - NAQ Mars
Team
Mar 20260/1#254719-18.4
Team 2026 - NAQ Fevrier
Team
Feb 20261/1#832414+2.2
Team 2026 - NAQ Janvier
Team
Jan 20261/1#1032327+1.6
Worst Elo result: 14e Open du Lille Universite Club Echiquier du Nord (-53.0 Elo, finished #43).

Rankings

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France
#2,799
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#34,748
in continent
World
#47,187
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
France
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3
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2,626
4
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2,618
5
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2,613
6
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2,610
6
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2,610
8
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2,596
9
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2,557
10
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2,556
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2799🇫🇷Benifei, Patrick1,904
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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34748🇫🇷Benifei, Patrick1,904
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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47187🇫🇷Benifei, Patrick1,904