GMBenjamin Gledura

HUN Born 1999 (Age ≈27) Male
FIDE ID
712779

About Benjamin Gledura

Benjámin Gledura was born in Eger in 1999 and began playing chess as a small child. He also competed in swimming, winning an age-group national title in 2010. In chess he became European under-10 champion in 2009 and world under-12 runner-up in 2011. Show more

Benjámin Gledura was born in Eger in 1999 and began playing chess as a small child. He also competed in swimming, winning an age-group national title in 2010. In chess he became European under-10 champion in 2009 and world under-12 runner-up in 2011. He earned the international master title in 2014 and the grandmaster title in 2016.

Gledura defeated Anatoly Karpov in a rapid game at the 2015 Global Chess Festival and Viswanathan Anand at Gibraltar in 2016. He won Hungarian rapid championships in 2015 and 2019. At the 2019 Tata Steel Challengers he finished third with 8½/13, then qualified for the World Cup through the European Championship. His coaches included József Pintér. In 2019 he received a scholarship to attend Webster University in St. Louis.

FIDE ratings

2622.0

Classical

Published FIDE

2586

Rapid

Published FIDE

2564

Blitz

Published FIDE

Official classical ranks

World rank
#104
National rank · HUN
#3

Active players · Nov 2026 FIDE list ⓘ

Rating milestones

Highest recorded rating
2668 Jun 2025
Recorded years
2007–2026
Archived games
1111

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Rating history

FIDE rating history

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Games

Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-11 (UTC).

Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).

# Date Event Site Round White Black Result Moves View
1101 2012-11-13 FSGM Nov 2012 Budapest HUN 13.1 Ernest Kharous Benjamin Gledura 1/2-1/2 32 Open
1102 2012-11-12 FSGM Nov 2012 Budapest HUN 12.2 Benjamin Gledura Krisztian Szabo 1/2-1/2 12 Open
1103 2012-11-11 FSGM Nov 2012 Budapest HUN 11.2 Zoltan Varga Benjamin Gledura 1/2-1/2 14 Open
1104 2012-11-11 FSGM Nov 2012 Budapest HUN 10.1 Benjamin Gledura Tejas Bakre 1/2-1/2 10 Open
1105 2012-11-10 FSGM Nov 2012 Budapest HUN 9.3 Andreas Skytte Hagen Benjamin Gledura 1-0 47 Open
1106 2012-11-09 FSGM Nov 2012 Budapest HUN 7.3 Dagur Arngrimsson Benjamin Gledura 1/2-1/2 26 Open
1107 2012-11-08 FSGM Nov 2012 Budapest HUN 6.1 Benjamin Gledura Ernest Kharous 1-0 70 Open
1108 2012-11-07 FSGM Nov 2012 Budapest HUN 5.2 Krisztian Szabo Benjamin Gledura 1/2-1/2 43 Open
1109 2012-11-07 FSGM Nov 2012 Budapest HUN 4.2 Benjamin Gledura Zoltan Varga 1/2-1/2 10 Open
1110 2012-11-06 FSGM Nov 2012 Budapest HUN 3.1 Tejas Bakre Benjamin Gledura 1/2-1/2 29 Open
1111 2012-11-05 FSGM Nov 2012 Budapest HUN 2.3 Benjamin Gledura Andreas Skytte Hagen 1-0 38 Open
  1. vs Ernest KharousDraw · ½–½Black · 2012-11-13 · Round 13.1FSGM Nov 2012
  2. vs Krisztian SzaboDraw · ½–½White · 2012-11-12 · Round 12.2FSGM Nov 2012
  3. vs Zoltan VargaDraw · ½–½Black · 2012-11-11 · Round 11.2FSGM Nov 2012
  4. vs Tejas BakreDraw · ½–½White · 2012-11-11 · Round 10.1FSGM Nov 2012
  5. vs Andreas Skytte HagenLost · 1-0Black · 2012-11-10 · Round 9.3FSGM Nov 2012
  6. vs Dagur ArngrimssonDraw · ½–½Black · 2012-11-09 · Round 7.3FSGM Nov 2012
  7. vs Ernest KharousWon · 1-0White · 2012-11-08 · Round 6.1FSGM Nov 2012
  8. vs Krisztian SzaboDraw · ½–½Black · 2012-11-07 · Round 5.2FSGM Nov 2012
  9. vs Zoltan VargaDraw · ½–½White · 2012-11-07 · Round 4.2FSGM Nov 2012
  10. vs Tejas BakreDraw · ½–½Black · 2012-11-06 · Round 3.1FSGM Nov 2012
  11. vs Andreas Skytte HagenWon · 1-0White · 2012-11-05 · Round 2.3FSGM Nov 2012

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-1741st European Chess Club Cup - OPENClassical5½
2026-10-03HUN Team Ch. Super League Szabo L Memorial 2026-27 R 1-2Classical1½

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