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Lejeune, Samuel
🇧🇪FIDE 218332· Male· Belgium· Born in 1979
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Samuel Lejeune, a 47-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1663. He has slipped back 42 Elo over the past 12 months. 64 rated games in the past year (≈40/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Tournoi individuel FEFB 2026 - ACCESSION, Interclubs FEFB 2026 Ronde 2, and Championnat de Namur Open 2026 Rondes 5-6. Also played 8 rapid (including 4e Memorial Ronald Decrop 2025 - Rapide FEFB) and 2 blitz events (including Blitz de Fevrier 2026) recently. His peak of 1727 was reached at age 46 (Aug 2025).
Current rating
1663
Standard
Rpd1585·Blz1652
All-time high
1727
−64 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 46
Aug 2025 · age 46
Activity
43
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
61 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#123,324
#123,324 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
All-time peak 1727
at age 46 · −64 from today
Aug 2025
2024
100 career games
at age 45
Dec 2024
Best 12-month gain (+258 Elo)
1438 → 1696
Apr 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 45
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 45
Mar 2024
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 43
Dec 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-55
1718 → 1663
Tournaments
26
65 games
Score
28.5/ 6543.8%
31W5D29L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 2449 | +19.8 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/6 | #66 | 1765 | -7.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #157 | 1148 | -3.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/2 | #4 | 2440 | +19.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/4 | #63 | 1725 | -12.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #910 | 1499 | -4.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #400 | 2481 | +11.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #13 | 914 | -8.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #20 | 1005 | -5.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #385 | 2414 | +9.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLucas Leclercq
🇧🇪BEL·1685
+3 −7 =0
10 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsDamien Nachtergaele
🇧🇪BEL·1780
+0 −7 =0
7 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsIvan Werner
🇧🇪BEL·2094
+0 −7 =0
7 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsDamien Andre
🇧🇪BEL·1956
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsFrancois Barbier
🇧🇪BEL·1671
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Belgium
#1,988
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#85,163
in continent
World
#123,318
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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