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Pondar, Benjamin
🇫🇷FIDE 653029488· Male· France· Born in 2013
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Benjamin Pondar, a 13-year-old French player, is rated 1727 — just 30 short of his peak of 1757 (Jan 2026, age 13). He is on a breakout run, having gained +135 Elo over the past 12 months. 74 rated games in the past year (≈56/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Championnat de France des Jeunes 2026 - U14, Open de Paques 2026 de Corbas tournoi A (-2400 Elo), and Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7. Also played 4 rapid (including Rapide de la Metropole de Lyon 2025 Open A p1500 Elo) and 1 blitz events (including 5e Festival International de La Plagne Soleil - Blitz) recently.
At junior level, he reached #100 nationally in U12.
Current rating
1727
Standard
Rpd1688·Blz1512
All-time high
1757
−30 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 13
Jan 2026 · age 13
Activity
56
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
66 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#100,434
#100,434 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+157 Elo)
1570 → 1727
May 2026
100 career games
at age 13
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1757
at age 13 · −30 from today
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 12
Dec 2025
100th French U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1636
Feb 2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 12
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+178
1549 → 1727
Tournaments
16
76 games
Score
40.5/ 7653.3%
36W13D27L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsFrancois Massoulie1,637·5e Festival International de La Plagne Soleil - Tournoi Accession·R7·+25.3
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
16 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/9 | #110 | 1767 | +8.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/7 | #39 | 1676 | -28.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #3719 | 940 | -19.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #188 | 1784 | +6.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 3/2 | #273 | 2507 | +31.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/7 | #22 | 1901 | +2.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #119 | 1844 | +9.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #209 | 1345 | -41.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 8/8 | #3 | 2389 | +98.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #42 | 1884 | +25.6 |
Worst Elo result: 21e Grand Prix du Beaujolais (moins de 2400 elo) - Open A (-43.2 Elo, finished #20).
Rankings
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France
#6,909
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#71,191
in continent
World
#100,432
out of 400,000+
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