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 1980. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 15 months. 34 rated games in the past year (≈11/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
1980
Standard
Rpd2022·Blz—
All-time high
2115
−135 pts below
Jan 2018 · age 52
Jan 2018 · age 52
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#30,774
#30,774 · players worldwide · of 216,808
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 · −135 from today
Jan 2018
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+5
1975 → 1980
Tournaments
18
43 games
Score
18.5/ 4343.0%
19W10D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
18 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #524 | 2727 | +8.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #532 | 1203 | -9.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #389 | 2580 | +4.8 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#411
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#22,740
in continent
World
#30,774
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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