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Vanderwaeren, Serge
FM🇧🇪FIDE 200069· Male· Belgium· Born in 1964
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Serge Vanderwaeren, a 62-year-old Belgian FIDE Master, is rated 2002. He has held steady between 2000 and 2050 for 8 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9. Also played 1 blitz event (including 10de Memorial Debast 2025) recently. His peak of 2346 was reached at age 37 (Jan 2001); he also reached Belgian #17 in Oct 2001.
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 37).
Current rating
2002
Standard
Rpd2113·Blz1868
All-time high
2346
−344 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 37
Jan 2001 · age 37
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#27,179
#27,179 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2025
15th Belgian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2026
Jan 2025
2022
Re-crossed 2100
at age 58
Jun 2022
2020
15th Belgian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2114
Oct 2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2114 → returned at 2112
Apr 2020
2019
Best 12-month gain (+38 Elo)
2120 → 2158
Sep 2019
2016
9th Belgian 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2215
Apr 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-7
2009 → 2002
Tournaments
11
11 games
Score
6.5/ 1159.1%
4W5D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #718 | 2016 | +0.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1175 | 968 | -16.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #869 | 1836 | -4.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #174 | 2608 | +4.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #326 | 2708 | +7.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #920 | 2019 | +0.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #529 | 1924 | -2.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #887 | 1823 | -4.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #13 | 2858 | +11.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #475 | 2708 | +7.6 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#351
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#20,082
in continent
World
#27,179
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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