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Ghyselen, Wouter
🇧🇪FIDE 210250· Male· Belgium· Born in 1993
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Wouter Ghyselen, a 33-year-old Belgian player, is rated 2159 — just 9 short of his peak of 2168 (Mar 2017, age 24) and sitting in the top 4% of Belgian players, and in the top 5% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +56 Elo over the past 12 months. 51 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 417-AALST-Ajuinentoernooi-2026 Ronde 1, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10. Also played 1 blitz event (including 10de Memorial Debast 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #6, #8 and #9 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2159
Standard
Rpd2134·Blz2022
All-time high
2168
−9 pts below
Mar 2017 · age 24
Mar 2017 · age 24
Activity
33
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
45 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#120 · Belgian players · of 2,977
Career timeline
22 entries2026
58th Belgian 20-35 player
at age 33 · rated 2132
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 32
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 32
Aug 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 32
May 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 31
Dec 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 30
Jun 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+76
2083 → 2159
Tournaments
24
48 games
Score
33.5/ 4869.8%
29W9D10L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsSulaiman Ahmad AshrafiCM2,031·Ligakampioenschap Oost-Vlaanderen 2025-2026 1800 Plus Ronde 7·R1·+7.3
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
19 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jun 2026 | 1/3 | #36 | 2067 | -7.6 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 4/7 | #5 | 2235 | +19.2 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 3/4 | #3 | 2191 | +6.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #6 | 2569 | +2.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #11 | 2455 | +1.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2451 | +1.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #168 | 2755 | +6.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #4 | 2831 | +8.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #78 | 2744 | +5.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #478 | 2592 | +2.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRandy Van Houtte
🇧🇪BEL·2114
+5 −2 =2
9 games·last met Oct 2017
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vsMarcel Van Herck
🇧🇪BEL·2024
+1 −1 =5
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsFrederik Roels
🇧🇪BEL·1878
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsDavid Roos
🇧🇪BEL·2173
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsArno BomansFM
🇧🇪BEL·2227
+0 −2 =3
5 games·last met May 2017
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Rankings
/
Belgium
#120
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#7,578
in continent
World
#10,630
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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