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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 2087 — just 25 short of his peak of 2112 (Apr 2017, age 23) and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +54 Elo over the past 12 months. 45 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.
At junior level, he reached #8, #14 and #8 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2087
Standard
Rpd2021·Blz2002
All-time high
2112
−25 pts below
Apr 2017 · age 23
Apr 2017 · age 23
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
44 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#16,661 · players worldwide · of 218,279
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 · −25 from today
Apr 2017
2016
Re-crossed 2100
at age 22
Dec 2016
Re-crossed 2100
at age 22
May 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+54
2033 → 2087
Tournaments
21
44 games
Score
29.5/ 4467.0%
25W9D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
19 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 4/6 | #7 | 2207 | +21.8 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 2/4 | #17 | 1951 | -11.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #16 | 2559 | +2.8 |
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 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#210
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#12,128
in continent
World
#16,661
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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