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Wettach, Michel

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FIDEFIDE 202525· Male· Belgium· Born in 1966

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Michel Wettach, a 60-year-old Belgian player, is rated 2048 and sitting in the top 10% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 40 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent appearances: Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Weekendvierkampen and 46ste Open Internationaal Toernooi Gent. His peak of 2134 was reached at age 47 (Nov 2013).

Current rating

2048

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2134

−86 pts below
Nov 2013 · age 47

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 10%

#21,003 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

18 entries
2025
6th Belgian 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 2088
Jun 2025
2020
15th Belgian 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 2088
Oct 2020
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2088 → returned at 2079
Mar 2020
2018
Best 12-month gain (+40 Elo)
2030 → 2070
Nov 2018
2014
Re-crossed 2100
at age 48
Nov 2014
2013
13th Belgian 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 2134
Dec 2013

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Sam Van Zeebroeck 1,950
46ste Open Internationaal Toernooi Gent · Jul 2025 · +6.4 Elo
Evolution
-40
2088 → 2048
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
5/ 1050.0%
4W2D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Weekendvierkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20260/3#5261251-32.2
46ste Open Internationaal Toernooi Gent
Open Swiss
Jul 20255/7#912031-7.8
Worst Elo result: Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Weekendvierkampen (-32.2 Elo, finished #526).

Rankings

/
Belgium
#255
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#15,435
in continent
World
#21,003
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Belgium
1
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2,602
2
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2,554
3
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2,529
4
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2,456
5
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2,448
6
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2,423
7
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2,406
8
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2,402
9
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2,397
10
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2,391
...
255🇧🇪Wettach, Michel2,048
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
15435🇧🇪Wettach, Michel2,048
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
...
21003🇧🇪Wettach, Michel2,048