Benjamin BANDA

Benjamin BANDA is an international chess player. Their classical Elo rating is 1612 points. Blitz Elo: 1592. +128 FIDE Elo points since 2024-11.

Identity

FIDE number

14358492

Country

RSA

Elo rating

Classical

1612

Blitz

1592

• #1786 in the RSA federation in classical
• #544 in the RSA federation in blitz

Career in figures

Standard FIDE rating tracked since 01/2024: 1092 at the first record, 1612 at the latest, peaking at 1753 (04/2026).

5 tournaments listed on Grand Roque (2026). Most frequent city: Sarah Baartman (2 tournaments).

Elo history

• 2026-09 → 2026-10 · 1612
• 2026-08 · 1630
• 2026-06 → 2026-07 · 1637
• 2026-05 · 1630
• 2026-04 · 1753
• 2026-03 · 1723
• 2026-02 · 1675
• 2025-12 → 2026-01 · 1667
• 2025-10 → 2025-11 · 1680
• 2025-09 · 1656
• 2025-08 · 1657
• 2025-07 · 1712
• 2025-06 · 1657
• 2025-05 · 1523
• 2025-03 → 2025-04 · 1549
• 2025-01 → 2025-02 · 1546
• 2024-11 → 2024-12 · 1484

Tournaments played

• Eastern Cape Chess Festival 2026 (Inter-Regionals U16) · Sarah Baartman (2026)
• Eastern Cape Closed Championship 2026 (U16 Open) · Sarah Baartman (2026)
• NMB Closed 2026 (U16) · Nelson Mandela Bay (2026)
• South African Open Championship 2026 (U15 Boys) · Cape Town (2026)
• South African Open Championship 2026 (Blitz) · Cape Town (2026)