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Benrekia, Akram
🇩🇿FIDE 7914849· Male· Algeria· Born in 2001
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Akram Benrekia, a 25-year-old player, is rated 1921 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +83 Elo over the past 12 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Algerian Chess Championship 2026 - Open, Algerian Chess Championship 2026 Open - Semi Final, and Algerian National Team Championship 2026 - Division 1. He had 2 career breaks: 14 months (2022–2024) and 12 months (2024–2025). He reached #59 nationally in Jun 2026.
At junior level, he reached #6, #4, #2 and #2 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1921
Standard
Rpd1904·Blz1951
All-time high
1921
at best
Jun 2026 · age 25
Jun 2026 · age 25
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#43,000
#43,000 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2026
Peak national rank: #59
at age 25 · rated 1921
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1921
at age 25
Jun 2026
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 23
Mar 2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1781 → returned at 1838
Feb 2024
2022
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1817 → returned at 1781
Nov 2022
2021
Re-crossed 1800
at age 20
Nov 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+83
1838 → 1921
Tournaments
4
43 games
Score
24/ 4355.8%
27W6D10L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAbderahmane El Hadi Hamdan1,990·Algerian National Team Championship 2026 - Division 1·R9·+13.0
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 7/8 | #4 | 2105 | +14.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/9 | #9 | 1994 | +24.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/9 | #8 | 1878 | +1.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6.5/9 | #8 | 2011 | +43.0 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsLamine BrahamiIM
🇩🇿ALG·2215
+1 −8 =1
10 games·last met Sep 2021
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vsAla Eddine Boulrens
🇩🇿ALG·2205
+0 −4 =3
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsBachir Saim
🇩🇿ALG·2050
+2 −5 =0
7 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsKhalil BengherabiFM
🇩🇿ALG·2131
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met Sep 2023
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vsYacine Benrekia
🇩🇿ALG·1887
+2 −2 =3
7 games·last met Sep 2021
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Rankings
/
Algeria
#59
out of 851 players
Africa
#1,201
in continent
World
#42,999
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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