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Benkiar, Djamel
🇩🇿FIDE 7900260· Male· Algeria· Born in 1965
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Djamel Benkiar, a 61-year-old player, is rated 1890. He has slipped back 72 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Algerian Chess Championship 2026 - Open, Algerian Chess Championship 2026 Open - Semi Final, and Open National du 1er Novembre - 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including Algerian Rapid Chess Championship 2026) and 1 blitz events (including Algerian Blitz Chess Championship 2026) recently. He had 5 career breaks: 29 months (2002–2004), 73 months (2005–2011), 17 months (2016–2018), 28 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 36 months (2022–2025). His peak of 2085 was reached at age 46 (Sep 2011); he also reached #24 nationally in Oct 2001.
Current rating
1890
Standard
Rpd2033·Blz1999
All-time high
2085
−195 pts below
Sep 2011 · age 46
Sep 2011 · age 46
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#50,574
#50,574 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2026
3rd 60-65 player nationally
at age 61 · rated 1954
Feb 2026
2022
Inactive for 36 months
paused at 1937 → returned at 1953
Nov 2022
1st 55-60 player nationally
at age 57 · rated 1956
Feb 2022
2020
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 1956 → returned at 1921
Mar 2020
2019
2nd 50-55 player nationally
at age 54 · rated 2031
May 2019
2016
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2015 → returned at 2008
Nov 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-72
1962 → 1890
Tournaments
3
33 games
Score
15/ 3345.5%
17W7D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/8 | #17 | 1715 | -50.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6.5/9 | #5 | 1886 | -11.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6.5/9 | #4 | 1879 | -9.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMahfoud OussedikIM
🇩🇿ALG·2404
+3 −3 =2
8 games·last met Feb 2019
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vsKamel Saheb
🇩🇿ALG·1920
+1 −1 =5
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMehdi MoulayCM
🇩🇿ALG·1942
+1 −2 =4
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsKhalil BengherabiFM
🇩🇿ALG·2131
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsSaad BelouadahIM
🇩🇿ALG·2320
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
/
Algeria
#72
out of 851 players
Africa
#1,513
in continent
World
#50,573
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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