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Van Mechelen, Jan
FM🇧🇪FIDE 201863· Male· Belgium· Born in 1966
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Jan Van Mechelen, a 60-year-old Belgian FIDE Master, is rated 2075 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 40 Elo over the past 12 months. 36 rated games in the past year (≈28/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 9, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 6. Also played 1 rapid event (including Rokade Rapid Chess 2026) recently. His peak of 2320 was reached at age 41 (Oct 2007); he also reached Belgian #23 in Oct 2002.
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 35).
Current rating
2075
Standard
Rpd2117·Blz—
All-time high
2320
−245 pts below
Oct 2007 · age 41
Oct 2007 · age 41
Activity
38
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#17,851 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
25 entries2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 59
May 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 58
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 57
Dec 2023
2022
6th Belgian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2196
Apr 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2200
at age 55
Dec 2021
2020
Re-crossed 2200
at age 54
Feb 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-40
2115 → 2075
Tournaments
21
35 games
Score
17/ 3548.6%
9W16D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
19 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #1379 | 1323 | -8.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #85 | 2811 | +8.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #444 | 1358 | -7.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #921 | 2110 | +1.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #119 | 2969 | +12.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #589 | 2049 | -0.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #943 | 2296 | +5.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #193 | 2032 | -0.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #776 | 2057 | -0.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #437 | 1229 | -11.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRobert Schuermans
🇧🇪BEL·2037
+5 −2 =1
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJoppe Raats
🇧🇪BEL·2202
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsDaniel Timmermans
🇧🇪BEL·1852
+3 −0 =2
5 games·last met Aug 2023
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vsMichel De WitFM
🇳🇱NED·2103
+0 −0 =5
5 games·last met Jan 2023
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Rankings
/
Belgium
#222
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#13,039
in continent
World
#17,851
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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