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Woyave, Pascal
🇧🇪FIDE 202622· Male· Belgium· Born in 1971
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Pascal Woyave, a 55-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1716. He has slipped back 80 Elo over the past 12 months. 122 rated games in the past year (≈40/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Tournoi individuel FEFB 2026 - ACCESSION, Tournoi Soultanbeieff 2026 Ronde 7, and 14eme Festival de Tournois Olympique Grande Synthe - Tournoi D. Also played 2 rapid (including 29. Echternacher Open) and 3 blitz events (including Triathlon Anderlues 2026 - Blitz) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 59 months (2003–2008), 13 months (2008–2009) and 38 months (2009–2012). His peak of 2088 was reached at age 31 (Oct 2002).
Previously known as Karl-Heinz Brauer (until Jan 2008).
Current rating
1716
Standard
Rpd1679·Blz1694
All-time high
2088
−372 pts below
Oct 2002 · age 31
Oct 2002 · age 31
Activity
90
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
114 past 12 mo · ≈10/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#104,163
#104,163 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2026
1,000 career games
at age 55
May 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+332 Elo)
1432 → 1764
Feb 2025
2019
500 career games
at age 48
Sep 2019
2014
100 career games
at age 43
Dec 2014
2012
K-factor lowered to 15
at age 41
Dec 2012
2009
Inactive for 38 months
paused at 1592 → returned at 1589
Sep 2009
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-54
1770 → 1716
Tournaments
33
112 games
Score
58/ 11251.8%
48W24D40L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
17 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/6 | #31 | 1960 | +14.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/8 | #20 | 1563 | -30.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #52 | 936 | -9.2 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 5/7 | #1 | 1878 | +32.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #28 | 1608 | -3.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #10 | 2365 | +5.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #54 | 779 | -14.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #37 | 1083 | -5.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #26 | 1666 | -1.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #4 | 2416 | +6.4 |
Worst Elo result: 44eme Open International d'Echecs de Bethune - Tournoi C (-47.4 Elo, finished #45).
Most-Played Opponents
vsGeorges Marechal
🇧🇪BEL·1745
+6 −5 =7
18 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsPatrick Dumoulin
🇧🇪BEL·1597
+12 −3 =0
15 games·last met May 2026
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vsEric Collet
🇧🇪BEL·1618
+4 −1 =4
9 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsMichael Henry
🇧🇪BEL·1829
+1 −8 =0
9 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsSerge Sferruggia
🇧🇪BEL·1727
+5 −2 =1
8 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
Belgium
#1,677
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#73,592
in continent
World
#104,160
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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