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Smekens, Ruben
🇧🇪FIDE 210447· Male· Belgium· Born in 1994
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Ruben Smekens, a 32-year-old Belgian player, is rated 2074 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +42 Elo over the past 12 months. 34 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oost-Vlaamse Interclub 2025-2026 - Afdeling 1 Ronde 8, 417-AALST-Ajuinentoernooi-2026 Ronde 1, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10. His peak of 2112 was reached at age 23 (Apr 2017).
At junior level, he reached #8, #14 and #8 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2074
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2002
All-time high
2112
−38 pts below
Apr 2017 · age 23
Apr 2017 · age 23
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#17,958 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
16 entries2024
62nd Belgian 20-35 player
at age 30 · rated 2076
Oct 2024
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2026 → returned at 2034
Mar 2020
2017
Re-crossed 2100
at age 23
Nov 2017
All-time peak 2112
at age 23 · −38 from today
Apr 2017
2016
Re-crossed 2100
at age 22
Dec 2016
Re-crossed 2100
at age 22
May 2016
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+41
2033 → 2074
Tournaments
18
40 games
Score
22.5/ 4056.3%
23W9D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
18 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #6 | 2562 | +2.8 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2443 | +1.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #60 | 2629 | +4.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #80 | 2715 | +6.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #7 | 2889 | +11.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 2743 | +7.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #905 | 1902 | -3.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #22 | 1478 | -4.2 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #3 | 2729 | +7.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #661 | 1966 | -2.0 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#222
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#13,132
in continent
World
#17,958
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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