Benfatah, Abderrahmane
🇲🇦FIDE 9000313· Male· Morocco· Born in 1981
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
All-time high
2029
Mar 2024 · age 43
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#38,981
Career timeline
11 entriesStandard rating history
Activity & highlights
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 |
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