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Barzeele, Raf

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FIDEFIDE 204455· Male· Belgium· Born in 1954

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Raf Barzeele, a 72-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1847. He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 16 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 8. Also played 1 blitz event (including West-Vlaams Blitzkampioenschap 2026) recently. His peak of 2063 was reached at age 52 (Jul 2006).

Current rating

1847

Standard

Rpd1971·Blz1896

All-time high

2063

−216 pts below
Jul 2006 · age 52

Activity

27

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#62,228

#62,228 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

16 entries
2025
30th Belgian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1848
Aug 2025
2020
18th Belgian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1957
Aug 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2000
at age 65
Mar 2019
2018
20th Belgian 60-65 player
at age 64 · rated 2017
Oct 2018
Best 12-month gain (+82 Elo)
1935 → 2017
Sep 2018
Re-crossed 2000
at age 64
Jun 2018

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Cocoon 2025 Seniors
perf 2094 (+250) · 4/6 · #22
Top opponent
vs Jip DamenFM 2,340
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 8 · Mar 2026 · +8.9 Elo
Evolution
-1
1848 → 1847
Tournaments
10
27 games
Score
11.5/ 2742.6%
6W11D10L

Last 12 months — tournaments

10 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10
Team
Mar 20261/1#4242387+3.8
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9
Team
Mar 20260/1#12291399-2.0
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 8
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#9392340+8.4
Wachtebeke Winter 2026 Swiss 55Plus
Swiss
Feb 20263/6#61847+1.4
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 6
Team
Jan 20261/1#1732605+9.4
Worst Elo result: Brugse Meesters 2025 Open (-23.2 Elo, finished #193).

Rankings

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Belgium
#952
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#45,484
in continent
World
#62,228
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
...
952🇧🇪Barzeele, Raf1,847
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
...
45484🇧🇪Barzeele, Raf1,847
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
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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62228🇧🇪Barzeele, Raf1,847