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Vande Velde, Erik
🇧🇪FIDE 205206· Male· Belgium· Born in 1963
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Erik Vande Velde, a 63-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1948. He is on a steady climb with +34 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). 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 9. His peak of 2013 was reached at age 51 (Sep 2014).
Current rating
1948
Standard
Rpd1955·Blz—
All-time high
2013
−65 pts below
Sep 2014 · age 51
Sep 2014 · age 51
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#37,058
#37,058 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
35th Belgian 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 1952
Mar 2025
Best 12-month gain (+93 Elo)
1852 → 1945
Feb 2025
2023
45th Belgian 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 1870
Nov 2023
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1852 → returned at 1847
Apr 2020
2014
100 career games
at age 51
Nov 2014
41st Belgian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2013
Sep 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+34
1914 → 1948
Tournaments
12
27 games
Score
14.5/ 2753.7%
15W8D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #371 | 2585 | +5.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #227 | 2482 | +3.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #844 | 1909 | -0.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #610 | 1865 | -2.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #963 | 1746 | -5.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #295 | 2491 | +3.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #460 | 2635 | +7.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #335 | 2631 | +7.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #1116 | 1142 | -9.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #334 | 2579 | +6.0 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#520
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#27,392
in continent
World
#37,057
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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