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Van Goethem, Jozef

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FIDEFIDE 209074· Male· Belgium· Born in 1954

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Jozef Van Goethem, a 72-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1853. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 29-month break between Apr 2020 and Oct 2022 (COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 8, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 7. His peak of 1920 was reached at age 57 (Nov 2011).

Current rating

1853

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1907

All-time high

1920

−67 pts below
Nov 2011 · age 57

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#60,493

#60,493 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

18 entries
2025
23rd Belgian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1874
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+121 Elo)
1775 → 1896
Oct 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1800
at age 69
Dec 2023
2020
36th Belgian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1816
Oct 2020
Re-crossed 1800
at age 66
Apr 2020
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 1816 → returned at 1816
Apr 2020

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Gert Torfs 1,745
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 5 · Dec 2025 · +7.1 Elo
Evolution
-21
1874 → 1853
Tournaments
9
9 games
Score
5/ 955.6%
3W4D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11
Team
Apr 20261/1#1812491+5.8
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 8
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#8141714-3.6
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 7
Team
Feb 20261/1#652393+3.8
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 6
Team
Jan 20260.5/1#6131805-1.2
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 5
Team
Dec 20251/1#4482545+7.2
Worst Elo result: Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 1 (-15.0 Elo, finished #1025).

Rankings

/
Belgium
#918
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#44,230
in continent
World
#60,493
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Belgium
1
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2,602
2
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2,554
3
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2,529
4
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2,456
5
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2,448
6
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2,423
7
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2,406
8
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2,402
9
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2,397
10
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2,391
...
918🇧🇪Van Goethem, Jozef1,853
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
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2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
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2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
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2,708
...
44230🇧🇪Van Goethem, Jozef1,853
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
60493🇧🇪Van Goethem, Jozef1,853