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Van Hoofstat, Sam

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FIDEFIDE 209090· Male· Belgium· Born in 1972

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Sam Van Hoofstat, a 54-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1912. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and took a 56-month break between Jul 2008 and Apr 2013. Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 7. His peak of 1994 was reached at age 36 (Jan 2008).

Current rating

1912

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1994

−82 pts below
Jan 2008 · age 36

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#45,246

#45,246 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

12 entries
2026
58th Belgian 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 1928
Jan 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+73 Elo)
1836 → 1909
Mar 2024
2022
64th Belgian 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1849
Apr 2022
2019
100 career games
at age 47
May 2019
2014
K-factor lowered to 15
at age 42
Jan 2014
2013
63rd Belgian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1942
Apr 2013

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Roland Leemans 2,042
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 4 · Nov 2025 · +3.6 Elo
Evolution
+1
1911 → 1912
Tournaments
7
7 games
Score
3/ 742.9%
1W4D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11
Team
Apr 20260.5/1#8281837-2.2
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#8221995+2.2
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 7
Team
Feb 20260/1#15361155-9.0
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 6
Team
Jan 20260/1#10471225-7.4
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 5
Team
Dec 20251/1#2082781+11.8

Rankings

/
Belgium
#668
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#33,338
in continent
World
#45,246
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
🇧🇪Ruzhansky, EliasFollow Elias RuzhanskyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,448
6
🇧🇪Glek, IgorFollow Igor GlekTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,423
7
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2,406
8
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2,402
9
🇧🇪Vandenbussche, ThibautFollow Thibaut VandenbusscheTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,397
10
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2,391
...
668🇧🇪Van Hoofstat, Sam1,912
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
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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
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
33338🇧🇪Van Hoofstat, Sam1,912
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
...
45246🇧🇪Van Hoofstat, Sam1,912