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Russo, Julien
🇧🇪FIDE 207160· Male· Belgium· Born in 1986
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Julien Russo, a 40-year-old Belgian player, is rated 2057 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and took a 17-month break between May 2023 and Nov 2024. Recent appearances: Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 2 and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 1. Also played 1 blitz event (including 1er Championnat de Blitz de la FEFB 2025) recently. His peak of 2167 was reached at age 20 (Oct 2006).
At junior level, he reached #5 and #7 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2057
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1985
All-time high
2167
−110 pts below
Oct 2006 · age 20
Oct 2006 · age 20
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 9%
#19,924 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2023
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2054 → returned at 2044
May 2023
2022
23rd Belgian 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 2064
Apr 2022
2020
67th Belgian 20-35 player
at age 34 · rated 2077
Oct 2020
2009
Re-crossed 2100
at age 23
Jul 2009
2008
Re-crossed 2100
at age 22
Oct 2008
2007
100 career games
at age 21
Apr 2007
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+3
2054 → 2057
Tournaments
2
2 games
Score
1.5/ 275.0%
1W1D0L
Top 1 win
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #149 | 2601 | +3.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #834 | 2009 | -1.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBruno Russo
🇧🇪BEL·1952
+0 −3 =7
10 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsJoffrey Wattin
🇧🇪BEL·1916
+1 −3 =3
7 games·last met Sep 2015
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vsVincent Van Steenkiste
🇧🇪BEL·2037
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Feb 2012
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vsXavier Mastalerz
🇧🇪BEL·2146
+2 −0 =3
5 games·last met Nov 2014
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vsJonathan Di Cosmo
🇧🇪BEL·1998
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Oct 2014
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Rankings
/
Belgium
#244
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#14,615
in continent
World
#19,924
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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