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De Geest, Jan
🇧🇪FIDE 214345· Male· Belgium· Born in 1951
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Jan De Geest, a 75-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1638. He has fluctuated between 1629 and 1678 over the past 2 years. 41 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9. His peak of 1734 was reached at age 60 (May 2011).
Current rating
1638
Standard
Rpd1676·Blz—
All-time high
1734
−96 pts below
May 2011 · age 60
May 2011 · age 60
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
41 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#132,679
#132,679 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+211 Elo)
1483 → 1694
May 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 73
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 73
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1500
at age 72
Mar 2023
2022
54th Belgian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1472
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1499 → returned at 1484
Apr 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-14
1652 → 1638
Tournaments
14
37 games
Score
18/ 3748.6%
14W8D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsChristina Lopneva1,510·22eme Open International d'Echecs de Menton Tournoi C (- 1700 Elo)·R7·-13.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #274 | 2404 | +9.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #585 | 1761 | +2.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1020 | 1007 | -6.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1273 | 976 | -6.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/7 | #417 | 1570 | -18.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #1226 | 1048 | -5.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #938 | 1836 | +4.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #1064 | 991 | -6.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #279 | 2260 | +5.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #502 | 2203 | +3.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSylvain Marmenout
🇧🇪BEL·1528
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Jul 2024
View head-to-head →
vsRamin De Cocq
🇧🇪BEL·1881
+2 −0 =3
5 games·last met Aug 2018
View head-to-head →
vsSven Gorts
🇧🇪BEL·1870
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Aug 2018
View head-to-head →
vsLouis Smet
🇧🇪BEL·1886
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Jul 2015
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Belgium
#2,131
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#90,488
in continent
World
#132,673
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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