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Ongena, Niels
🇧🇪FIDE 219436· Male· Belgium· Born in 1990
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Niels Ongena, a 36-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1999 — just 21 short of his peak of 2020 (Dec 2025, age 35). He has fluctuated between 1975 and 2020 over the past 2 years. 10 rated games in the past year (≈9/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.
Current rating
1999
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1935
All-time high
2020
−21 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 35
Dec 2025 · age 35
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#27,679
#27,679 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
32nd Belgian 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 2018
Feb 2026
2025
97th Belgian 20-35 player
at age 35 · rated 2020
Dec 2025
All-time peak 2020
at age 35 · −21 from today
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 35
May 2025
2024
Crossed 2000
at age 34
Dec 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 33
Jun 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-12
2011 → 1999
Tournaments
10
10 games
Score
6/ 1060.0%
4W4D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #934 | 1845 | -4.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1520 | 1218 | -10.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #690 | 1898 | -3.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #688 | 1959 | -1.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #33 | 2607 | +4.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #1207 | 1186 | -11.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #478 | 2566 | +3.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #66 | 2677 | +6.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #557 | 1888 | -3.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #496 | 2673 | +6.2 |
Rankings
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Belgium
#361
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#20,453
in continent
World
#27,679
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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