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Vanheirzeele, Daniel
🇧🇪FIDE 200425· Male· Belgium· Born in 1961
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Daniel Vanheirzeele, a 65-year-old Belgian player, is rated 2023. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, 24th Rochefort Chess Festival - Masters, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 7. Also played 1 rapid event (including 2nd Spy's Mate Rapid - 1800 and Over) recently. His peak of 2244 was reached at age 44 (Jul 2005); he also reached Belgian #51 in Jul 2002.
Current rating
2023
Standard
Rpd2082·Blz2078
All-time high
2244
−221 pts below
Jul 2005 · age 44
Jul 2005 · age 44
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#24,164
#24,164 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
23 entries2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 64
May 2025
2022
11th Belgian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2122
Mar 2022
Re-crossed 2100
at age 61
Feb 2022
2020
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2106 → returned at 2101
Apr 2020
Re-crossed 2100
at age 59
Mar 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2100
at age 58
Nov 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+20
2003 → 2023
Tournaments
5
6 games
Score
2.5/ 641.7%
0W5D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1043 | 1414 | -5.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #125 | 2270 | +12.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #722 | 2192 | +4.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #883 | 2120 | +3.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #515 | 2190 | +4.8 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#301
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#17,810
in continent
World
#24,164
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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