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Schols, Geri
🇧🇪FIDE 211729· Male· Belgium· Born in 1961
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Geri Schols, a 65-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1714. He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 15 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, 27ste Limburgs Individueel Kampioenschap 50Plus Ronde 9, and 27ste Limburgs Individueel Kampioenschap 50Plus Ronde 8. Also played 2 rapid (including 1ste Memorial Ton Montforts 2025 Rondes 1-3) and 1 blitz events (including 47ste Limburgs Ploegensnelschaak 2025) recently. His peak of 1748 was reached at age 63 (Apr 2024).
Current rating
1714
Standard
Rpd1624·Blz1701
All-time high
1748
−34 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 63
Apr 2024 · age 63
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#104,856
#104,856 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2024
All-time peak 1748
at age 63 · −34 from today
Apr 2024
Best 12-month gain (+176 Elo)
1555 → 1731
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 63
Mar 2024
2022
Crossed 1600
at age 61
Mar 2022
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1579 → returned at 1582
Apr 2020
2019
100 career games
at age 58
Nov 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
0
1714 → 1714
Tournaments
22
25 games
Score
11/ 2544.0%
8W10D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
19 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #1065 | 757 | -14.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #6 | 1819 | +2.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #11 | 1845 | +3.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #76 | 1819 | +2.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #735 | 1784 | +1.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #15 | 1107 | -5.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #12 | 1751 | +0.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #10 | 1859 | +4.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #8 | 2270 | +4.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #36 | 2497 | +9.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHein Jacobs
🇧🇪BEL·1819
+0 −1 =6
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsKrista Dethier
🇧🇪BEL·1553
+4 −0 =2
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsAndre Corstjens
🇧🇪BEL·1547
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsRobert Pools
🇧🇪BEL·1847
+0 −1 =4
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsRudi Indemans
🇧🇪BEL·1929
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
/
Belgium
#1,687
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#74,017
in continent
World
#104,853
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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