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Maes, Thomas
🇧🇪FIDE 205400· Male· Belgium· Born in 1978
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Thomas Maes, a 48-year-old Belgian player, is rated 2216 — just 21 short of his peak of 2237 (Apr 2024, age 46) and sitting in the top 3% of Belgian players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has held steady between 2200 and 2250 for 4 years. 10 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 8, and Zilveren Toren 2026 Reeks 1 Ronde 5. He reached Belgian #59 in Nov 2024.
Current rating
2216
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2237
−21 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 46
Apr 2024 · age 46
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#83 · Belgian players · of 2,977
Career timeline
17 entries2024
Peak Belgian rank: #59
at age 46 · rated 2236
Nov 2024
8th Belgian 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2236
Nov 2024
All-time peak 2237
at age 46 · −21 from today
Apr 2024
2023
10th Belgian 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2231
Dec 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 44
Jan 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2200
at age 43
Oct 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-11
2227 → 2216
Tournaments
10
10 games
Score
5/ 1050.0%
3W4D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #746 | 2307 | +2.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #750 | 2177 | -1.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #57 | 1525 | -7.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #322 | 3084 | +12.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #1357 | 1492 | -8.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #176 | 2870 | +6.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #15 | 2836 | +5.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #1136 | 1202 | -15.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #773 | 2268 | +1.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #754 | 1934 | -7.0 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#83
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#5,109
in continent
World
#7,345
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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