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Lenaerts, Lennert
FM🇧🇪FIDE 211435· Male· Belgium· Born in 1998
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Lennert Lenaerts, a 28-year-old Belgian FIDE Master, is rated 2357 — just 26 short of his peak of 2383 (Dec 2018, age 20) and ranked 20th among Belgian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +35 Elo over the past 12 months. 69 rated games in the past year (≈63/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, V Open Chess Menorca 2026, and Zilveren Toren 2026 Reeks 1 Ronde 8. Also played 3 rapid (including 29. Echternacher Open) and 2 blitz events (including V Blitz Chess Menorca 2026) recently. He reached Belgian #14 in Jan 2026.
Awarded FM in 2014 (age 16). Earned a IM norm at Dutch Team Competition 2023-2024 - Meesterklasse Round 9. At junior level, he reached World #61 in U16 and #1, #2, #2 and #3 nationally in U20, U18, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2357
Standard
Rpd2383·Blz2383
All-time high
2383
−26 pts below
Dec 2018 · age 20
Dec 2018 · age 20
Activity
61
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
66 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#20
#20 · Belgian players · of 2,977
Career timeline
24 entries2026
Peak Belgian rank: #14
at age 28 · rated 2382
Jan 2026
2025
1,000 career games
at age 27
Mar 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2300
at age 26
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 2300
at age 26
Jun 2024
2020
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2357 → returned at 2358
Apr 2020
2018
1st Belgian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2383
Dec 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+14
2343 → 2357
Tournaments
24
52 games
Score
35/ 5267.3%
26W18D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
17 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #31 | 3100 | +8.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #140 | 2263 | -19.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #5 | 2865 | +2.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #87 | 3114 | +8.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #17 | 3105 | +8.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #40 | 2211 | -4.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1253 | 1587 | -9.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #4 | 2849 | +2.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #33 | 2089 | -6.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #35 | 1614 | -8.0 |
Worst Elo result: 44eme Open International d'Echecs de Bethune - Tournoi A (-22.0 Elo, finished #10).
Most-Played Opponents
vsAlexandre DgebuadzeGM
🇧🇪BEL·2395
+0 −5 =7
12 games·last met Aug 2023
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vsAleksander AlienkinIM
🇧🇪BEL·2311
+4 −1 =6
11 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsSim MaerevoetIM
🇧🇪BEL·2471
+1 −6 =3
10 games·last met May 2026
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vsSterre DauwFM
🇧🇪BEL·2297
+5 −2 =2
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsSteven GeirnaertIM
🇧🇪BEL·2406
+6 −1 =1
8 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
/
Belgium
#20
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#1,627
in continent
World
#2,537
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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