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Barbe, Tom

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FIDEFIDE 207497· Male· Belgium· Born in 1987

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Tom Barbe, a 39-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1995. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 7 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 23rd Bangkok Chess Club Challenger 2026, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 3, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 2. Also played 1 blitz event (including BCC FIde Blitz April 2026) recently. He took a 22-month break between May 2011 and Apr 2013. His peak of 2108 was reached at age 21 (Oct 2008).

At junior level, he reached #5 and #4 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

1995

Standard

Rpd2050·Blz1962

All-time high

2108

−113 pts below
Oct 2008 · age 21

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#28,280

#28,280 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

15 entries
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 38
Nov 2025
2024
27th Belgian 35-40 player
at age 37 · rated 2026
Dec 2024
2022
Re-crossed 2000
at age 35
Jan 2022
2016
72nd Belgian 20-35 player
at age 29 · rated 2100
Dec 2016
Re-crossed 2100
at age 29
Dec 2016
Best 12-month gain (+52 Elo)
2045 → 2097
Nov 2016

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Jinwoo SongFM 1,927
23rd Bangkok Chess Club Challenger 2026 · Apr 2026 · +8.1 Elo
Evolution
-9
2004 → 1995
Tournaments
4
12 games
Score
8/ 1266.7%
8W0D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
23rd Bangkok Chess Club Challenger 2026
Open Swiss
Apr 20267/9#31959-1.8
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 3
Team
Nov 20250/1#9731336-6.4
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 2
Team
Oct 20251/1#1692646+6.0
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 1
Team
Sep 20250/1#12931312-7.0

Most-Played Opponents

vsPoompong WiwatanadateFM
🇹🇭THA·2070
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsPeter Darby
🇹🇭THA·1921
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Jun 2026
View head-to-head →
vsLouie Salvador
🇵🇭PHI·2136
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Feb 2025
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
Belgium
#375
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#20,900
in continent
World
#28,280
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Belgium
1
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2,587
2
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2,554
3
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2,529
4
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2,471
5
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2,442
6
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2,413
7
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2,408
8
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2,406
9
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2,402
10
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2,397
...
375🇧🇪Barbe, Tom1,995
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
...
20900🇧🇪Barbe, Tom1,995
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
...
28280🇧🇪Barbe, Tom1,995