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Watelet, Sylvain

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FIDEFIDE 207950· Male· Belgium· Born in 1990

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Sylvain Watelet, a 36-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1957. He is on a steady climb with +22 Elo over the past 12 months. 73 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Interclubs FEFB 2026 Ronde 2, 9eme Open International de Givet, and Interclubs FEFB 2026 Ronde 1. Also played 1 rapid (including Brussels Express 2025) and 4 blitz events (including Blitz du 22eme Tournoi International du Pays de Charleroi 2025) recently. His peak of 1991 was reached at age 35 (Feb 2025).

At junior level, he reached #20 and #18 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

1957

Standard

Rpd1904·Blz1844

All-time high

1991

34 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 35

Activity

55

games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo

69 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#35,238

#35,238 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2026
47th Belgian 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 1957
Jun 2026
2025
All-time peak 1991
at age 35 · −34 from today
Feb 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+137 Elo)
1847 → 1984
Dec 2024
7-month rising streak
+114 Elo
Jun 2024
2022
92nd Belgian 20-35 player
at age 32 · rated 1990
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1970 → returned at 1975
Apr 2020

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
2eme Open International d'Orchies Pevele-Carembault
perf 2044 (+87) · 4.5/6 · #20
Top opponent
vs Hubert HareuxCM 2,173
Evolution
+22
19351957
Tournaments
25
71 games
Score
41.5/ 7158.5%
37W9D25L

Last 12 months — tournaments

18 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Open Swiss
May 20263.5/6#171899-2.8
Open Swiss
May 20262/2#212419+5.4
Open Swiss
May 20264.5/6#202044+16.4
Team
Apr 20261/1#682506+4.4
Open Swiss
Apr 20263/5#351987+6.6
Team
Mar 20261/1#902469+3.4
Team
Mar 20260/1#15301042-12.8
Open Swiss
Mar 20260.5/1#681657-6.8
Team
Feb 20261/1#2272559+5.0
Open Swiss
Feb 20260/1#77953-15.2
Worst Elo result: Brussels Open Winter 2026 Rounds 5-6 (-15.2 Elo, finished #77).

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Rankings

/
Belgium
#485
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#26,046
in continent
World
#35,237
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Belgium
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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2,442
6
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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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485🇧🇪Watelet, Sylvain1,957
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
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26046🇧🇪Watelet, Sylvain1,957
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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35237🇧🇪Watelet, Sylvain1,957