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Pondar, Benjamin

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FIDEFIDE 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

Activity

56

games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo

66 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#100,434

#100,434 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
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

Best result
16e Open International de Corbas tournoi B
perf 2389 (+632) · 8/8 · #3
Evolution
+178
15491727
Tournaments
16
76 games
Score
40.5/ 7653.3%
36W13D27L

Last 12 months — tournaments

16 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Open Swiss
Apr 20264/9#1101767+8.4
Open Swiss
Apr 20263.5/7#391676-28.0
Team
Mar 20260/1#3719940-19.6
Open Swiss
Mar 20261/2#1881784+6.4
Team
Mar 20263/2#2732507+31.6
Open Swiss
Feb 20265.5/7#221901+2.0
Open Swiss
Jan 20261.5/2#1191844+9.2
Team
Jan 20260.5/2#2091345-41.6
Open Swiss
Dec 20258/8#32389+98.4
Team
Dec 20251.5/2#421884+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+

National ranking

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7
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Europe
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4
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5
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9
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10
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World
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2,841
2
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6
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2,767
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2,764
8
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