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Verbruggen, Samuel
🇧🇪FIDE 203181· Male· Belgium· Born in 1974
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Samuel Verbruggen, a 52-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1971. He is on a steady climb with +22 Elo over the past 12 months. 41 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 9, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10. He took a 17-month break between Jan 2005 and Jul 2006. His peak of 2026 was reached at age 45 (Jan 2019).
Current rating
1971
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2026
−55 pts below
Jan 2019 · age 45
Jan 2019 · age 45
Activity
43
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
41 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#32,492
#32,492 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2026
38th Belgian 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 1971
May 2026
2024
34th Belgian 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1975
Mar 2024
2019
30th Belgian 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2026
Feb 2019
All-time peak 2026
at age 45 · −55 from today
Jan 2019
2018
Crossed 2000
at age 44
May 2018
2014
49th Belgian 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 1951
Nov 2014
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+22
1949 → 1971
Tournaments
20
41 games
Score
23/ 4156.1%
15W16D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
20 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #473 | 2731 | +9.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #396 | 1940 | -0.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #248 | 2764 | +10.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #930 | 2017 | +2.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #288 | 2001 | +1.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #740 | 2020 | +2.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #349 | 2735 | +9.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #639 | 1164 | -9.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #295 | 1895 | -1.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #1347 | 1159 | -9.8 |
Rankings
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Belgium
#438
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#24,019
in continent
World
#32,492
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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