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Zilles, Paul
🇧🇪FIDE 205990· Male· Belgium· Born in 1962
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Paul Zilles, a 64-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1801. He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 6 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈11/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. Also played 4 rapid events (including 29. Echternacher Open) recently. His peak of 1848 was reached at age 63 (Jan 2025).
Current rating
1801
Standard
Rpd1727·Blz1809
All-time high
1848
−47 pts below
Jan 2025 · age 63
Jan 2025 · age 63
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#76,064
#76,064 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 64
Jan 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+100 Elo)
1748 → 1848
Jan 2025
All-time peak 1848
at age 63 · −47 from today
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 62
Mar 2024
2023
77th Belgian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1792
Jan 2023
2022
68th Belgian 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 1781
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+1
1800 → 1801
Tournaments
12
14 games
Score
6/ 1442.9%
3W8D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #1369 | 1083 | -8.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #586 | 1895 | +2.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #715 | 1836 | +1.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #619 | 1897 | +2.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #78 | 1884 | +1.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #636 | 1597 | -5.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #125 | 1024 | -9.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #30 | 2543 | +8.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #535 | 1978 | +4.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #24 | 2006 | +9.4 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#1,169
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#55,078
in continent
World
#76,063
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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