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Benyahia, Safin
CM🇩🇿FIDE 7905556· Male· Algeria· Born in 2006
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Safin Benyahia, a 20-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 1859 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: Algerian National Team Championship 2026 - Division 1. He reached #78 nationally in Feb 2025.
Awarded CM in 2015 (age 9). At junior level, he reached #3, #3, #2, #4, #1, #2 and #1 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
1859
Standard
Rpd1734·Blz1820
All-time high
1859
at best
Feb 2026 · age 20
Feb 2026 · age 20
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#58,893
#58,893 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2026
All-time peak 1859
at age 20
Feb 2026
2025
Peak national rank: #78
at age 19 · rated 1853
Feb 2025
3rd U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 1853
Jan 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
2024
3rd U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 1853
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+224 Elo)
1595 → 1819
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+6
1853 → 1859
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5.5/ 961.1%
5W1D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/9 | #15 | 1866 | +5.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAbderahim BrahimiCM
🇩🇿ALG·1821
+7 −2 =3
12 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsAyoub Adrar
🇩🇿ALG·1799
+3 −1 =4
8 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsAbdeljalil Bidi
🇩🇿ALG·1924
+4 −1 =2
7 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsAkli Tairi
🇩🇿ALG·1821
+4 −1 =2
7 games·last met Apr 2022
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vsRayane Hammadi
🇩🇿ALG·1791
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2025
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Rankings
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Algeria
#91
out of 851 players
Africa
#1,838
in continent
World
#58,892
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Algeria
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