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Ongena, Gilbert
🇧🇪FIDE 219428· Male· Belgium· Born in 1951
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Gilbert Ongena, a 75-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1688. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 5, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9. His peak of 1738 was reached at age 74 (Dec 2025).
Current rating
1688
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1738
−50 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 74
Dec 2025 · age 74
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#114,321
#114,321 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
All-time peak 1738
at age 74 · −50 from today
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+191 Elo)
1544 → 1735
Apr 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 73
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 72
May 2023
2022
46th Belgian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1533
Jun 2022
2020
90th Belgian 65-70 player
at age 69 · rated 1520
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-36
1724 → 1688
Tournaments
9
11 games
Score
1.5/ 1113.6%
2W1D8L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #1480 | 1124 | -4.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #285 | 1571 | -3.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1329 | 995 | -7.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #386 | 1035 | -6.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1437 | 1155 | -4.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #1337 | 1172 | -3.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #415 | 925 | -10.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #1058 | 963 | -9.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #146 | 2679 | +14.2 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#1,847
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#79,830
in continent
World
#114,317
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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