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Piceu, Tom
IM🇧🇪FIDE 201952· Male· Belgium· Born in 1978
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Tom Piceu, a 48-year-old Belgian International Master, is rated 2273 and sitting in the top 2% of Belgian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has slipped back 44 Elo over the past 12 months. 44 rated games in the past year (≈36/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 9, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10. He took a 17-month break between Apr 2001 and Oct 2002. His peak of 2416 was reached at age 31 (Jul 2009, Belgian #11 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2016 (age 38) and FM in 2005 (age 27).
Current rating
2273
Standard
Rpd2261·Blz—
All-time high
2416
−143 pts below
Jul 2009 · age 31
Jul 2009 · age 31
Activity
35
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
44 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#51 · Belgian players · of 2,958
Career timeline
17 entries2024
4th Belgian 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2328
Oct 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 45
Nov 2023
2019
5th Belgian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2375
Dec 2019
2016
500 career games
at age 38
May 2016
8-month rising streak
+73 Elo
Mar 2016
IM title awardedIM
at age 38 · 4th quarter Presidential Board 2015
Feb 2016
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-37
2310 → 2273
Tournaments
21
43 games
Score
25/ 4358.1%
19W12D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
20 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #498 | 2942 | +3.3 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #29 | 3075 | +5.1 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1410 | 1374 | -6.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1293 | 1570 | -3.7 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #47 | 2869 | +2.3 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1367 | 1623 | -3.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #816 | 2023 | -3.1 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #294 | 3096 | +5.3 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #152 | 1442 | -5.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #1214 | 1332 | -7.1 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSteven GeirnaertIM
🇧🇪BEL·2406
+1 −1 =5
7 games·last met Dec 2018
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vsStefan DocxIM
🇧🇪BEL·2328
+2 −2 =3
7 games·last met Jul 2017
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vsArben DardhaFM
🇧🇪BEL·2254
+0 −1 =4
5 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsRudolf MeessenFM
🇧🇪BEL·2223
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsThibaut VandenbusscheIM
🇧🇪BEL·2397
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met May 2018
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Rankings
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Belgium
#51
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#3,349
in continent
World
#4,967
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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World
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