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Pauwels, Rudi
🇧🇪FIDE 201880· Male· Belgium· Born in 1948
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Rudi Pauwels, a 78-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1754. He has slipped back 59 Elo over the past 12 months. 38 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9, and VPTD Clubkampioenschap 2025-2026 Deel 4 Rondes 4-7. His peak of 2013 was reached at age 53 (Oct 2001).
Current rating
1754
Standard
Rpd1832·Blz—
All-time high
2013
−259 pts below
Oct 2001 · age 53
Oct 2001 · age 53
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
37 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#91,237
#91,237 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2024
9th Belgian 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1841
Dec 2024
Best 12-month gain (+120 Elo)
1715 → 1835
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 76
Mar 2024
2020
20th Belgian 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 1763
Oct 2020
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1763 → returned at 1723
Apr 2020
2017
Re-crossed 1800
at age 69
Nov 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-58
1812 → 1754
Tournaments
21
40 games
Score
15.5/ 4038.8%
6W19D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
20 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/6 | #10 | 1876 | -2.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #1094 | 1079 | -6.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #730 | 1835 | +2.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #6 | 1859 | +5.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1278 | 1051 | -7.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/6 | #8 | 1739 | -5.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #892 | 1821 | +1.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #1342 | 931 | -11.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #16 | 1032 | -8.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #4 | 1891 | +2.8 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#1,440
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#65,251
in continent
World
#91,235
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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