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Penson, Thierry
🇧🇪FIDE 200239· Male· Belgium· Born in 1955
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Thierry Penson, a 71-year-old Belgian player, is rated 2143 and sitting in the top 5% of Belgian players, and in the top 5% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +20 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Persoonlijke Ligakampioenschappen Antwerpen 2025-2026 Experten Ronde 9, Persoonlijke Ligakampioenschappen Antwerpen 2025-2026 Experten Ronde 8, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9. Also played 1 rapid event (including 18th Memorial Jose & Hilda Tonoli 2025 - Belgian Rapid Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2268 was reached at age 46 (Jan 2001, Belgian #39 at the time).
Current rating
2143
Standard
Rpd2094·Blz2136
All-time high
2268
−125 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 46
Jan 2001 · age 46
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#137 · Belgian players · of 2,958
Career timeline
18 entries2026
3rd Belgian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 2152
Apr 2026
2024
3rd Belgian 65-70 player
at age 69 · rated 2170
Aug 2024
Best 12-month gain (+58 Elo)
2112 → 2170
May 2024
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2144 → returned at 2136
Apr 2020
2017
Re-crossed 2200
at age 62
Sep 2017
2016
3rd Belgian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2220
Nov 2016
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+20
2123 → 2143
Tournaments
16
29 games
Score
13.5/ 2946.6%
14W5D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsPatrick Boons1,979·Persoonlijke Ligakampioenschappen Antwerpen 2025-2026 Experten Ronde 8·R1·-14.6
3.[L]vsHanne GoossensWIM2,091·Persoonlijke Ligakampioenschappen Antwerpen 2025-2026 Experten Ronde 9·R1·-11.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
16 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #7 | 1291 | -8.6 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #6 | 1179 | -14.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #108 | 3010 | +11.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #33 | 2168 | +1.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #103 | 2829 | +6.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #1194 | 1501 | -5.8 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #4 | 2768 | +5.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #1155 | 1474 | -6.6 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #7 | 2113 | -2.4 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2846 | +7.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMarcel Van Herck
🇧🇪BEL·1998
+4 −1 =7
12 games·last met May 2026
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vsRobert Schuermans
🇧🇪BEL·2037
+3 −3 =5
11 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsStefan DocxIM
🇧🇪BEL·2328
+2 −3 =5
10 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsHanne GoossensWIM
🇧🇪BEL·2233
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsBert Boons
🇧🇪BEL·2019
+5 −0 =2
7 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
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Belgium
#137
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#8,454
in continent
World
#11,778
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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