Format
BA
Benfatah, Abderrahmane
🇲🇦FIDE 9000313· Male· Morocco· Born in 1981
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Abderrahmane Benfatah, a 45-year-old Moroccan player, is rated 1939. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 10 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Championnat du Maroc Par Equipe 1ere Division SUD Open, Classique de Najah Souss, and Classique des Marocains du Monde 3eme edition Tournoi Principal. Also played 2 rapid (including Eliminatoires championnat du Maroc souss massa 2026 open Rapide) and 3 blitz events (including Blitz des Marocains du Monde 3eme edition - Special Journee National du Migrant) recently. He took a 73-month break between Aug 2016 and Oct 2022. His peak of 2029 was reached at age 43 (Mar 2024); he also reached Moroccan #32 in May 2024.
Current rating
1939
Standard
Rpd1978·Blz1974
All-time high
2029
−90 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 43
Mar 2024 · age 43
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#38,981
#38,981 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 43
Aug 2024
Peak Moroccan rank: #32
at age 43 · rated 2029
May 2024
5th Moroccan 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 2029
Apr 2024
All-time peak 2029
at age 43 · −90 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 42
Sep 2023
2022
Best 12-month gain (+119 Elo)
1884 → 2003
Oct 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Best result
Eliminatoire ligue de Souss Massa Championnat National individuel Openperf 2195 (+238) · 5/6 · #2
Top opponent
Evolution
-18
1957 → 1939
Tournaments
5
22 games
Score
16.5/ 2275.0%
15W3D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsAnas Ait Bentaleb1,814·Classique des Marocains du Monde 3eme edition Tournoi Principal·R7·-13.6
3.[L]vsNoureddine Messala2,049·Classique des Marocains du Monde 3eme edition Tournoi Principal·R4·-7.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Knockout | Apr 2026 | 2/1 | R16 | 2498 | +3.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #22 | 2517 | -11.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #13 | 2262 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/8 | #8 | 2003 | -7.6 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/6 | #2 | 2195 | +15.6 |
Rankings
/
Morocco
#100
out of 703 players
Africa
#1,065
in continent
World
#38,980
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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