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Massoels, Thomas
🇧🇪FIDE 207586· Male· Belgium· Born in 1973
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Thomas Massoels, a 53-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1935. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 7 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 4, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 3, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 2. He took a 17-month break between May 2023 and Nov 2024. His peak of 2060 was reached at age 32 (Jul 2005).
Current rating
1935
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2060
−125 pts below
Jul 2005 · age 32
Jul 2005 · age 32
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#39,871
#39,871 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2025
37th Belgian 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 1968
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+41 Elo)
1927 → 1968
Dec 2024
2023
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1927 → returned at 1965
May 2023
2022
41st Belgian 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 1950
Apr 2022
2014
48th Belgian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2006
Oct 2014
2013
33rd Belgian 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 2019
Apr 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-10
1945 → 1935
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #1000 | 1142 | -10.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #1113 | 1297 | -6.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #134 | 2581 | +5.6 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#579
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#29,443
in continent
World
#39,870
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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Belgium
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