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Benlaid, Lakhdar
🇩🇿FIDE 7903413· Male· Algeria· Born in 1978
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Lakhdar Benlaid, a 48-year-old player, is rated 1875 — just 18 short of his peak of 1893 (May 2013, age 35). He is progressing steadily with +38 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent appearances: Algerian Chess Championship 2026 - Open and Algerian Chess Championship 2026 Open - Semi Final. Also played 4 rapid (including Algerian Rapid Chess Championship 2026) and 2 blitz events (including Algerian Blitz Chess Championship 2026) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 24 months (2016–2019) and 22 months (2021–2023). He reached #61 nationally in Feb 2025.
Current rating
1875
Standard
Rpd1901·Blz1867
All-time high
1893
−18 pts below
May 2013 · age 35
May 2013 · age 35
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#54,478
#54,478 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
100 career games
at age 48
Apr 2026
2025
11th 45-50 player nationally
at age 47 · rated 1884
Apr 2025
Peak national rank: #61
at age 47 · rated 1884
Feb 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+135 Elo)
1749 → 1884
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 46
Mar 2024
2022
17th 40-45 player nationally
at age 44 · rated 1814
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+38
1837 → 1875
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
11/ 1861.1%
9W4D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/9 | #12 | 1885 | +9.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 7/9 | #3 | 1964 | +29.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAla Eddine Boulrens
🇩🇿ALG·2205
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsRabah Ferrah
🇩🇿ALG
+5 −0 =2
7 games·last met May 2023
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vsMourad benelouezzane
🇩🇿ALG·1994
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met Nov 2021
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vsAmeur Aknouche
🇩🇿ALG·2055
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Jun 2018
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vsSalah Eddine Djeddi
🇩🇿ALG·1850
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
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Algeria
#78
out of 851 players
Africa
#1,658
in continent
World
#54,477
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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