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PJ
Pelgrims, Jan
🇧🇪FIDE 206652· Male· Belgium· Born in 1958
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Jan Pelgrims, a 68-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1896. He has fluctuated between 1878 and 1922 over the past 2 years. 10 rated games in the past year (≈13/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 1986 was reached at age 57 (Apr 2015).
Current rating
1896
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1986
−90 pts below
Apr 2015 · age 57
Apr 2015 · age 57
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#49,097
#49,097 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2024
36th Belgian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1922
Sep 2024
2020
47th Belgian 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 1919
Oct 2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1919 → returned at 1914
Apr 2020
2015
44th Belgian 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 1985
Sep 2015
Best 12-month gain (+73 Elo)
1913 → 1986
Apr 2015
All-time peak 1986
at age 57 · −90 from today
Apr 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+12
1884 → 1896
Tournaments
10
10 games
Score
7.5/ 1075.0%
7W1D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #524 | 2547 | +6.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1077 | 854 | -16.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #77 | 2565 | +6.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #17 | 2567 | +6.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #1159 | 1133 | -9.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #479 | 2630 | +8.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #321 | 2324 | +2.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #98 | 2529 | +5.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #15 | 2468 | +4.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #600 | 1785 | -2.8 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#721
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#36,170
in continent
World
#49,096
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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