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Benikhlef, Yahia
🇩🇿FIDE 7935838· Male· Algeria· Born in 2012
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Yahia Benikhlef, a 14-year-old player. He plays around 12 rated games per year. Recent standard appearances include Bejaia - Ch Wilaya 2026 Par equipe Junior, Bejaia Junior Chess Championship 2026 - Open, and Zonal EST 2025 - Junior Open. Also played 2 rapid (including Open National Yenayer 2026 - Junior U20) and 3 blitz events (including VMS Ramadan Chess Open 2026) recently. His peak of 1545 was reached at age 12 (May 2024).
At junior level, he reached #31 and #2 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
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unranked
Rpd1578·Blz1421
All-time high
1545
−1545 pts below
May 2024 · age 12
May 2024 · age 12
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
Moderately active
Signature stat
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Career timeline
8 entries2025
31st U14 player nationally
at age 13 · rated 1439
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+338 Elo)
1207 → 1545
May 2024
All-time peak 1545
at age 12 · −134 from today
May 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 12
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 12
Mar 2024
2nd U12 player nationally
at age 12 · rated 1239
Jan 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
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Tournaments
3
14 games
Score
4.5/ 1432.1%
4W1D9L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/2 | #64 | 709 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #25 | 950 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/4 | #46 | 799 | 0.0 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
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Algeria
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out of 772 players
Africa
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in continent
World
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out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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