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Descamps, Stijn
🇧🇪FIDE 215597· Male· Belgium· Born in 1982
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Stijn Descamps, a 44-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1936. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 20 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈12/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 8. Also played 1 rapid event (including 29. Echternacher Open) recently. His peak of 2062 was reached at age 33 (Apr 2015).
Current rating
1936
Standard
Rpd1942·Blz1888
All-time high
2062
−126 pts below
Apr 2015 · age 33
Apr 2015 · age 33
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#39,667
#39,667 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
6-month rising streak
+23 Elo
Jun 2026
2024
34th Belgian 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 1966
Oct 2024
Best 12-month gain (+120 Elo)
1846 → 1966
Sep 2024
2021
100 career games
at age 39
Nov 2021
2020
41st Belgian 35-40 player
at age 38 · rated 1926
Oct 2020
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1926 → returned at 1906
Apr 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+2
1934 → 1936
Tournaments
13
33 games
Score
19.5/ 3359.1%
15W9D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/6 | #22 | 1956 | +3.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #881 | 2065 | +3.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #88 | 2507 | +4.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #571 | 1906 | -0.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #142 | 2472 | +3.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #264 | 2643 | +8.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #1300 | 1085 | -11.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #824 | 1803 | -3.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #568 | 1747 | -4.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #90 | 2326 | +1.6 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Belgium
#574
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#29,297
in continent
World
#39,666
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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