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BENJELLOUN, FAYCAL
🇲🇦FIDE 9049592· Male· Morocco· Born in 2010
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FAYCAL Benjelloun, a 16-year-old Moroccan player, is rated 1936 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +203 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent appearances: Championnat National des Categories U16 Open and Tournoi classique ferme le Grand Echiquier. Also played 1 rapid (including 7eme Trophee National Abderrahmane Nejjar des Echecs) and 2 blitz events (including LE GRAND ECHIQUIER Tournament 1st Edition) recently.
At junior level, he reached #2 nationally in U16.
Current rating
1936
Standard
Rpd1839·Blz1806
All-time high
1936
at best
Jun 2026 · age 16
Jun 2026 · age 16
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#39,667
#39,667 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
5 entries2026
2nd Moroccan U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1936
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+203 Elo)
1733 → 1936
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1936
at age 16
Jun 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 16
Feb 2026
2025
First FIDE rating
1766 · at age 15
Mar 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+203
1733 → 1936
Tournaments
4
26 games
Score
18.5/ 2671.2%
19W6D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 5/5 | #3 | 2702 | +52.4 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/7 | #1 | 1956 | +32.0 |
Knockout | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | R16 | 2785 | +26.0 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 7/8 | #2 | 2134 | +145.2 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Morocco
#102
out of 703 players
Africa
#1,086
in continent
World
#39,666
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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