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Somers, Martijn
🇧🇪FIDE 211761· Male· Belgium· Born in 1988
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Martijn Somers, a 38-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1880 — just 15 short of his peak of 1895 (Jan 2026, age 38). He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 2 years. 15 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 78ste Limburgse Interclubs 2025-2026 Ronde 9, 74ste Limburgs Individueel Kampioenschap 2025-2026 Ronde 7, and 78ste Limburgse Interclubs 2025-2026 Ronde 8. Also played 1 rapid (including 6de Open Limburgs Ploegenrapidkampioenschap 2025 Dag 1) and 2 blitz events (including 47ste Limburgs Ploegensnelschaak 2025) recently.
Current rating
1880
Standard
Rpd1849·Blz1771
All-time high
1895
−15 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 38
Jan 2026 · age 38
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#53,220
#53,220 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2026
63rd Belgian 35-40 player
at age 38 · rated 1895
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1895
at age 38 · −15 from today
Jan 2026
2024
100 career games
at age 36
Dec 2024
Best 12-month gain (+116 Elo)
1752 → 1868
Oct 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 36
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1764 → returned at 1766
Mar 2020
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+2
1878 → 1880
Tournaments
15
16 games
Score
9/ 1656.3%
7W6D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
top 10 of 15| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #15 | 2592 | +7.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #14 | 1348 | -3.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #73 | 1659 | -5.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #9 | 2553 | +6.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #93 | 1717 | -4.2 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#790
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#39,092
in continent
World
#53,220
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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