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Ulburghs, Piet
🇧🇪FIDE 211850· Male· Belgium· Born in 1951
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Piet Ulburghs, a 75-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1731 — just 9 short of his peak of 1740 (Apr 2013, age 62). He is progressing steadily with +35 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 78ste Limburgse Interclubs 2025-2026 Ronde 9, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10. Also played 4 rapid (including Rokade Rapid Chess 2026) and 4 blitz events (including 47ste Limburgs Ploegensnelschaak 2025) recently.
Current rating
1731
Standard
Rpd1726·Blz1779
All-time high
1740
−9 pts below
Apr 2013 · age 62
Apr 2013 · age 62
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#99,142
#99,142 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+226 Elo)
1500 → 1726
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 73
Mar 2024
2022
32nd Belgian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1633
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1654 → returned at 1650
Sep 2020
53rd Belgian 65-70 player
at age 69 · rated 1684
Aug 2020
2017
100 career games
at age 66
Jun 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+35
1696 → 1731
Tournaments
13
13 games
Score
8/ 1361.5%
7W2D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #26 | 2389 | +6.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #27 | 2488 | +9.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #216 | 2426 | +7.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #75 | 1518 | -5.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1246 | 909 | -10.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #84 | 1719 | -0.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #32 | 2395 | +6.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #25 | 2411 | +7.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #1505 | 844 | -12.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #72 | 966 | -9.0 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsLennert Bex
🇧🇪BEL·2067
+2 −18 =0
20 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsJimmy Geboers
🇧🇪BEL·1974
+4 −12 =0
16 games·last met Jul 2026
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vsJeroen Cillen
🇧🇪BEL·1808
+4 −12 =0
16 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsMarc Van Stiphout
🇧🇪BEL·1662
+4 −6 =5
15 games·last met Dec 2025
View head-to-head →
vsLuc Cornet
🇧🇪BEL·1790
+3 −8 =2
13 games·last met Dec 2025
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Belgium
#1,585
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#70,359
in continent
World
#99,140
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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