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Benzidi, Lyad
🇫🇷FIDE 651085925· Male· France· Born in 2012
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Lyad Benzidi, a 14-year-old French player, is rated 1919 — his current career high and sitting in the top 5% of French players under 14. He is on a breakout run, having gained +343 Elo over the past 12 months. 59 rated games in the past year (≈45/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Championnat de France des Jeunes 2026 - U14, Team 2026 - CRS Avril, and 39eme Festival International des Jeux de Cannes - Open B (1600-2200). Also played 7 blitz events (including Championnat de Corse de Blitz 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #60 nationally in U14.
Current rating
1919
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1846
All-time high
1919
at best
May 2026 · age 14
May 2026 · age 14
Activity
44
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
59 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#60 · French players under 14 · of 1,184
Career timeline
6 entries2026
60th French U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1919
May 2026
All-time peak 1919
at age 14
May 2026
100 career games
at age 14
May 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 14
Feb 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+575 Elo)
1006 → 1581
Aug 2024
First FIDE rating
1006 · at age 12
Feb 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+324
1595 → 1919
Tournaments
9
52 games
Score
30/ 5257.7%
20W20D12L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsTheo Ambrosino1,914·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Cavalier·R6·+27.6
3.[W]vsThomas Fadat1,992·39eme Festival International des Jeux de Cannes - Open B (1600-2200)·R3·+26.6
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsArthur Montaigu Dupont1,794·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Cavalier·R3·-18.8
2.[L]vsPaul Valyaev1,840·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Cavalier·R7·-16.2
3.[L]vsSara Marinovic1,863·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Cavalier·R4·-15.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #51 | 1900 | +15.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1.5/2 | #12 | 2171 | +31.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/9 | #69 | 1951 | +70.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/4 | #8 | 2170 | +25.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/1 | #361 | 2564 | 0.0 |
Hot streak: 9 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
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France
#2,576
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#32,144
in continent
World
#43,586
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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