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Vancoppenolle, Ghislain
🇧🇪FIDE 205150· Male· Belgium· Born in 1945
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Ghislain Vancoppenolle, a 81-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1606. He has held steady between 1600 and 1650 for 2 years. 16 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, and Zilveren Toren 2026 Reeks 3 Ronde 9. His peak of 1757 was reached at age 66 (Mar 2011).
Current rating
1606
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1724
All-time high
1757
−151 pts below
Mar 2011 · age 66
Mar 2011 · age 66
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#144,704
#144,704 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2026
25th Belgian 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1606
Jun 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+196 Elo)
1426 → 1622
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 79
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 79
Mar 2024
2022
31st Belgian 75-80 player
at age 77 · rated 1461
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1489 → returned at 1490
Apr 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-21
1627 → 1606
Tournaments
16
18 games
Score
5.5/ 1830.6%
4W7D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
16 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #700 | 1708 | +2.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1075 | 861 | -9.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #25 | 1002 | -5.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #22 | — | -6.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1164 | 1020 | -5.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #789 | 1652 | +0.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #9 | 1628 | -0.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #16 | 867 | -9.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #11 | 1632 | 0.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #41 | 2479 | +11.4 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#2,304
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#97,084
in continent
World
#144,692
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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