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Vaneylen, Stefan
🇧🇪FIDE 211958· Male· Belgium· Born in 1964
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Stefan Vaneylen, a 62-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1751 — just 23 short of his peak of 1774 (Oct 2024, age 60). He is progressing steadily with +28 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 78ste Limburgse Interclubs 2025-2026 Ronde 9, 78ste Limburgse Interclubs 2025-2026 Ronde 8, and 74ste Limburgs Individueel Kampioenschap 2025-2026 Ronde 6. Also played 2 rapid (including 17de Open Landens Rapidtoernooi 2025) and 1 blitz events (including 17de Memorial Jef Coolen - Zomerblitz 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 61 months (2012–2017) and 62 months (2017–2022, COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1751
Standard
Rpd1728·Blz1722
All-time high
1774
−23 pts below
Oct 2024 · age 60
Oct 2024 · age 60
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#92,046
#92,046 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+136 Elo)
1621 → 1757
Dec 2024
All-time peak 1774
at age 60 · −23 from today
Oct 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 59
Nov 2023
2017
Inactive for 62 months
paused at 1647 → returned at 1641
Jul 2017
2012
Inactive for 61 months
paused at 1671 → returned at 1647
May 2012
2011
Crossed 1600
at age 47
Jul 2011
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+30
1721 → 1751
Tournaments
10
16 games
Score
9/ 1656.3%
9W4D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #77 | 1669 | -2.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #23 | 2488 | +8.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #23 | 1145 | -4.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 2459 | +7.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #14 | 1677 | -1.8 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#1,460
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#65,765
in continent
World
#92,045
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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