Format
VU
Vaneylen, Urbain
🇧🇪FIDE 211966· Male· Belgium· Born in 1959
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Urbain Vaneylen, a 67-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1754. He has slipped back 45 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 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 blitz event (including 17de Memorial Jef Coolen - Zomerblitz 2025) recently. His peak of 1799 was reached at age 66 (Apr 2025).
Current rating
1754
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1763
All-time high
1799
−45 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 66
Apr 2025 · age 66
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#91,237
#91,237 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
88th Belgian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1799
Jun 2025
All-time peak 1799
at age 66 · −45 from today
Apr 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+157 Elo)
1641 → 1798
Jun 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 64
Nov 2023
2020
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1656 → returned at 1649
Mar 2020
2016
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 57
Jan 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-31
1785 → 1754
Tournaments
15
21 games
Score
9/ 2142.9%
7W6D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #51 | 1720 | -0.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2520 | +9.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #46 | 1683 | -2.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #16 | 1719 | -1.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #109 | 1082 | -6.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2393 | +5.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #75 | 1775 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #7 | 2451 | +7.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #85 | 845 | -13.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/5 | #35 | 1742 | -4.6 |
Worst Elo result: 74ste Limburgs Individueel Kampioenschap 2025-2026 Ronde 2 (-15.2 Elo, finished #15).
Most-Played Opponents
vsKrista Dethier
🇧🇪BEL·1553
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsPiet Ulburghs
🇧🇪BEL·1731
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsFreddy Charles
🇧🇪BEL·1747
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsLuc Cornet
🇧🇪BEL·1790
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Sep 2023
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vsKenneth Venken
🇧🇪BEL·1767
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met May 2019
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Rankings
/
Belgium
#1,440
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#65,251
in continent
World
#91,235
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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