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De Wel, Herman

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FIDEFIDE 208582· Male· Belgium· Born in 1938

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Herman De Wel, a 88-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1754. He has slipped back 44 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 78ste Limburgse Interclubs 2025-2026 Ronde 9, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, and 78ste Limburgse Interclubs 2025-2026 Ronde 8. Also played 1 rapid event (including 33rd Belgian Military Chess Event 2025) recently. He took a 46-month break between Apr 2020 and Mar 2024 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1871 was reached at age 69 (Jul 2007).

Current rating

1754

Standard

Rpd1832·Blz—

All-time high

1871

−117 pts below
Jul 2007 · age 69

Activity

11

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#91,106

#91,106 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

16 entries
2024
4th Belgian 80+ player
at age 86 · rated 1861
Oct 2024
Best 12-month gain (+98 Elo)
1763 → 1861
Oct 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 86
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 46 months
paused at 1763 → returned at 1858
Apr 2020
2017
Re-crossed 1800
at age 79
Mar 2017
2016
Re-crossed 1800
at age 78
Nov 2016

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Ronald Nelissen 1,917
78ste Limburgse Interclubs 2025-2026 Ronde 1 · Sep 2025 · +4.0 Elo
Evolution
-44
1798 → 1754
Tournaments
12
21 games
Score
8/ 2138.1%
3W11D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 12
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
78ste Limburgse Interclubs 2025-2026 Ronde 9
Team
Apr 20260.5/1#681602-4.2
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10
Team
Mar 20260/1#984885-12.2
78ste Limburgse Interclubs 2025-2026 Ronde 8
Team
Mar 20261/1#222461+7.2
78ste Limburgse Interclubs 2025-2026 Ronde 6
Team
Jan 20260.5/1#651864+2.8
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 6
Team
Jan 20260/1#9821173-4.6
Worst Elo result: Belgian Championship 2025 Open (-33.6 Elo, finished #90).

Rankings

/
Belgium
#1,446
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#65,150
in continent
World
#91,105
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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2,406
8
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9
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10
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2,391
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1446🇧🇪De Wel, Herman1,754
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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65150🇧🇪De Wel, Herman1,754
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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4
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5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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10
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91105🇧🇪De Wel, Herman1,754