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Cousin, Benjamin
🇫🇷FIDE 651019655· Male· France· Born in 1991
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Benjamin Cousin, a 35-year-old French player, is rated 1846 — just 7 short of his peak of 1853 (Mar 2026, age 35). He is on a steady climb with +52 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7, 3eme Festival Manoir Hotel Touquet Golf Resort - Master, and 17eme Open International d'echecs de Rouen. Also played 3 rapid (including 18eme Tournoi rapide d'Orcher La Tour) and 1 blitz events (including 3eme Festival Manoir Hotel Touquet Golf Resort - Blitz) recently.
Current rating
1846
Standard
Rpd1733·Blz1811
All-time high
1853
−7 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 35
Mar 2026 · age 35
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#62,522
#62,522 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2026
All-time peak 1853
at age 35 · −7 from today
Mar 2026
100 career games
at age 35
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 34
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+180 Elo)
1594 → 1774
Aug 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1600
at age 32
Dec 2023
2022
Crossed 1600
at age 31
Dec 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+25
1821 → 1846
Tournaments
8
26 games
Score
17.5/ 2667.3%
17W1D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #1466 | 1718 | -7.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/7 | #10 | 1927 | +19.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #404 | 2647 | +10.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/7 | #33 | 1879 | +2.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #2603 | 917 | -13.2 |
Rankings
/
France
#3,848
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#45,701
in continent
World
#62,522
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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