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Gijsen, Stief
🇧🇪FIDE 207535· Male· Belgium· Born in 1991
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Stief Gijsen, a 35-year-old Belgian player, is rated 2168 and sitting in the top 4% of Belgian players, and in the top 5% worldwide. He has slipped back 42 Elo over the past 12 months. 53 rated games in the past year (≈33/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, and Zilveren Toren 2026 Reeks 1 Ronde 9. Also played 1 rapid event (including Rokade Rapid Chess 2026) recently. His peak of 2270 was reached at age 31 (Dec 2022, Belgian #46 at the time).
At junior level, he reached #4, #4 and #1 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2168
Standard
Rpd2145·Blz—
All-time high
2270
−102 pts below
Dec 2022 · age 31
Dec 2022 · age 31
Activity
49
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
46 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#110 · Belgian players · of 2,977
Career timeline
20 entries2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 33
Feb 2024
2022
Peak Belgian rank: #46
at age 31 · rated 2270
Dec 2022
All-time peak 2270
at age 31 · −102 from today
Dec 2022
500 career games
at age 31
Sep 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2200
at age 30
Nov 2021
Re-crossed 2200
at age 30
Sep 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-59
2227 → 2168
Tournaments
22
46 games
Score
28/ 4660.9%
20W16D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
19 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jun 2026 | 5/7 | #2 | 2134 | -1.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #1278 | 1395 | -9.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #434 | 2960 | +9.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #48 | — | -15.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #931 | 2200 | +0.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #18 | 2830 | +6.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #48 | — | -6.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #26 | 2682 | +3.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #166 | 2949 | +9.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2957 | +9.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSteven GeirnaertIM
🇧🇪BEL·2406
+2 −6 =1
9 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsDimitri Allaert
🇧🇪BEL·2146
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsThierry Penson
🇧🇪BEL·2133
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsRobert Schuermans
🇧🇪BEL·2037
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsNils De Vos
🇧🇪BEL·2282
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
Belgium
#110
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#7,143
in continent
World
#10,047
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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