Format
GX
Goossens, Xavier
🇧🇪FIDE 208680· Male· Belgium· Born in 1966
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Xavier Goossens, a 60-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1945. He has slipped back 30 Elo over the past 12 months. 44 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 9, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10. He took a 32-month break between May 2012 and Feb 2015. His peak of 2115 was reached at age 52 (Jan 2018).
Current rating
1945
Standard
Rpd2022·Blz—
All-time high
2115
−170 pts below
Jan 2018 · age 52
Jan 2018 · age 52
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
44 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#37,691
#37,691 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2024
23rd Belgian 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 2033
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 58
Aug 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 57
Oct 2023
2018
100 career games
at age 52
Mar 2018
10th Belgian 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2115
Feb 2018
All-time peak 2115
at age 52 · −170 from today
Jan 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-30
1975 → 1945
Tournaments
20
38 games
Score
17/ 3844.7%
14W10D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
20 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jun 2026 | 0/1 | #67 | 1058 | -12.4 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/7 | #19 | 1841 | -25.6 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 1/3 | #46 | 1864 | -9.8 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #1099 | 1231 | -8.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #55 | 2757 | +9.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #607 | 2159 | +4.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #483 | 1597 | -1.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #764 | 1939 | -1.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #645 | 1321 | -6.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #868 | 1977 | -0.2 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#535
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#27,856
in continent
World
#37,690
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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