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Keustermans, Helmut
🇧🇪FIDE 203599· Male· Belgium· Born in 1972
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Helmut Keustermans, a 54-year-old Belgian player, is rated 2010 — just 24 short of his peak of 2034 (Jul 2004, age 32). He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 6 career breaks: 20 months (2002–2004), 33 months (2007–2010), 43 months (2012–2016), 24 months (2016–2018), 12 months (2018–2020) and 24 months (2021–2023). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 8. Also played 1 blitz event (including VSF Blitz 2025) recently.
Current rating
2010
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2041
All-time high
2034
−24 pts below
Jul 2004 · age 32
Jul 2004 · age 32
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#25,949
#25,949 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
19 entries2026
26th Belgian 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 2016
Jan 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 54
Jan 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+40 Elo)
1953 → 1993
Dec 2024
2022
42nd Belgian 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1948
Apr 2022
2021
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 1948 → returned at 1961
Oct 2021
2018
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1963 → returned at 1955
Dec 2018
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+27
1983 → 2010
Tournaments
9
9 games
Score
6/ 966.7%
4W4D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #907 | 1998 | -0.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #135 | 2811 | +10.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #542 | 1982 | -0.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #800 | 1891 | -3.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #1040 | 1108 | -13.0 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#330
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#19,159
in continent
World
#25,949
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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