Thabet Benzarti
TUN · FIDE ID 5529441 · 32 tournament games since 2024
Standard
1865
#102 in TUN (active)
Rapid
1744
#211 in TUN (active)
Blitz
1778
#246 in TUN (active)
Score
48%
13 W · 5 D · 14 L
Opp. avg
1803
Last 32 games
Last game
2026-09-11
Tunisian Individual Rapid Chess Championship 2026
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 93% of games (scores 64%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 6 of 9 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 42%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 4 of 7 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 13%.
- By opponent strength: 32% against higher-rated players, 69% against lower-rated.
- By colour: 60% with White, 38% with Black.
Based on 32 over-the-board games (14 classical · 10 blitz · 1 rapid). 15 with White (60%), 17 with Black (38%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 14 | 64% |
| 1.e4 | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Semi-Slav Defense: Anti-Moscow Gambit | 1 | 0% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Westphalian Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Queen's Gambit Accepted | 1 | 50% |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Sämisch Deferred | 1 | 50% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense | 1 | 100% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (9 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 6 | 42% |
| 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense | 3 | 67% |
Against 1.d4 (7 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 4 | 13% |
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 3 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Catalan Opening: Closed | 1 | 50% |
| Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian | 1 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Smith-Morra Declined | 1 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense: Closed | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-11 | Yacine Barbaria (2176) Tunisian Individual Rapid Chess Championship 2026 · rapid | L |
| 2025-09-08 | Tarek Lamri (1962) Sahel Chess Festival 2025 | Open B · classical | W |
| 2025-09-07 | Mehdi Messaoud (1891) Sahel Chess Festival 2025 | Open B · classical | W |
| 2025-09-06 | Farouk Ben Nasr (1566) Sahel Chess Festival 2025 | Blitz · blitz | ½ |
| 2025-09-06 | Yahya Chelly (1993) Sahel Chess Festival 2025 | Blitz · blitz | L |
| 2025-09-06 | Yigit Elci (1886) Sahel Chess Festival 2025 | Open B · classical | ½ |
| 2025-09-05 | Yessine Hafsa (1632) Sahel Chess Festival 2025 | Open B · classical | W |
| 2025-09-05 | Elae Majdoub (1686) Sahel Chess Festival 2025 | Open B · classical | ½ |
| 2025-09-04 | Lazhar Azreug (1858) Sahel Chess Festival 2025 | Open B · classical | L |
| 2025-09-03 | Ania Touati (1637) Sahel Chess Festival 2025 | Open B · classical | W |
Data: FIDE rating list (October 2026 list; national ranks count active players) and tournament games broadcast on Lichess since 2020 (open data, CC0). Results are matched to FIDE players by name or FIDE ID and may be incomplete. This page shows public chess results only. Is this you and you want the page removed? Email chessmoose1@gmail.com and we remove it.