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CJ
Cloes, Johan
🇧🇪FIDE 213608· Male· Belgium· Born in 1977
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Johan Cloes, a 49-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1757 — just 24 short of his peak of 1781 (May 2024, age 47). He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 15 months (2016–2018) and 14 months (2021–2023). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 5, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 3, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 2.
Current rating
1757
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1858
All-time high
1781
−24 pts below
May 2024 · age 47
May 2024 · age 47
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#90,214
#90,214 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
100 career games
at age 48
Jun 2025
2024
All-time peak 1781
at age 47 · −24 from today
May 2024
Best 12-month gain (+160 Elo)
1616 → 1776
Mar 2024
2022
89th Belgian 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1619
Apr 2022
2021
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1619 → returned at 1622
Oct 2021
2016
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1685 → returned at 1679
Dec 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-12
1769 → 1757
Tournaments
4
4 games
Score
2/ 450.0%
2W0D2L
Top 2 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #92 | 2394 | +5.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #1443 | 1013 | -8.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #1017 | 1195 | -4.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #489 | 2413 | +6.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLaurent Marchal
🇧🇪BEL·1966
+5 −4 =0
9 games·last met Sep 2015
View head-to-head →
vsDaniel De Noose
🇧🇪BEL·1838
+2 −5 =1
8 games·last met Sep 2015
View head-to-head →
vsClement Godry
🇧🇪BEL·2158
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Sep 2015
View head-to-head →
vsLucas De Le Court
🇧🇪BEL·1909
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Sep 2015
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Belgium
#1,421
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#64,573
in continent
World
#90,212
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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