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Verlinden, Willem
🇧🇪FIDE 205281· Male· Belgium· Born in 1954
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Willem Verlinden, a 72-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1737 — just 22 short of his peak of 1759 (Mar 2024, age 70). He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months). 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.
Current rating
1737
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1759
−22 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 70
Mar 2024 · age 70
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#97,069
#97,069 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2025
61st Belgian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1729
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+124 Elo)
1635 → 1759
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1759
at age 70 · −22 from today
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 70
Jan 2024
2022
77th Belgian 65-70 player
at age 68 · rated 1633
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1618 → returned at 1611
Apr 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+15
1722 → 1737
Tournaments
7
10 games
Score
4.5/ 1045.0%
7W1D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #412 | 2388 | +6.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #62 | 2484 | +8.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1082 | 983 | -8.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #82 | 2419 | +7.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #1519 | 941 | -9.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #861 | 1865 | +3.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #182 | 2421 | +7.2 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#1,553
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#69,046
in continent
World
#97,067
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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