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Benz, Martin
🇫🇷FIDE 80400388· Male· France· Born in 1957
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Martin Benz, a 69-year-old French player, is rated 1657 — just 14 short of his peak of 1671 (May 2025, age 68). He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: Open du Club ELO-Strasbourg (Oberhausbergen) 2025.
Current rating
1657
Standard
Rpd1711·Blz—
All-time high
1671
−14 pts below
May 2025 · age 68
May 2025 · age 68
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#125,591
#125,591 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2025
All-time peak 1671
at age 68 · −14 from today
May 2025
Best 12-month gain (+256 Elo)
1385 → 1641
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 67
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 67
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 67
Feb 2024
2023
Crossed 1400
at age 66
Dec 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-14
1671 → 1657
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
4/ 757.1%
5W0D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/5 | #33 | 1778 | -12.8 |
Rankings
/
France
#9,151
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#86,499
in continent
World
#125,585
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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