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Vanstraelen, Roel
🇧🇪FIDE 211990· Male· Belgium· Born in 1985
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Roel Vanstraelen, a 41-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1903. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 13 months (2010–2011), 12 months (2012–2013) and 32 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, 78ste Limburgse Interclubs 2025-2026 Ronde 7, and 78ste Limburgse Interclubs 2025-2026 Ronde 5. His peak of 1974 was reached at age 27 (May 2012).
Current rating
1903
Standard
Rpd1950·Blz1903
All-time high
1974
−71 pts below
May 2012 · age 27
May 2012 · age 27
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#47,387
#47,387 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
36th Belgian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1935
Jan 2026
2022
46th Belgian 35-40 player
at age 37 · rated 1919
Apr 2022
2019
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 1920 → returned at 1916
Jun 2019
2012
All-time peak 1974
at age 27 · −71 from today
May 2012
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1974 → returned at 1943
May 2012
2010
Best 12-month gain (+65 Elo)
1885 → 1950
May 2010
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-27
1930 → 1903
Tournaments
6
6 games
Score
2/ 633.3%
1W2D3L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #1527 | 1060 | -11.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #112 | 1166 | -8.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #102 | 1114 | -10.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #17 | 2455 | +3.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #62 | 1879 | -1.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #88 | 2006 | +2.0 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#704
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#34,913
in continent
World
#47,386
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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