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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. 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 5 rapid (including Rokade Rapid Chess 2026) and 4 blitz events (including 47ste Limburgs Ploegensnelschaak 2025) recently.
Current rating
1731
Standard
Rpd1731·Blz1779
All-time high
1740
−9 pts below
Apr 2013 · age 62
Apr 2013 · age 62
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#99,002
#99,002 · players worldwide · of 216,808
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
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+35
1696 → 1731
Tournaments
14
21 games
Score
12/ 2157.1%
11W2D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
top 10 of 13| 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 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Belgium
#1,587
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#70,220
in continent
World
#99,001
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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