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PJ
Pepermans, Jelle
🇧🇪FIDE 219690· Male· Belgium· Born in 1989
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Jelle Pepermans, a 37-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1879 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +83 Elo over the past 12 months. 62 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Brussels Spring Competition 2026 Rounds 1-2, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, and Brussels Open Winter 2026 Round 11. Also played 3 rapid (including 9e Rapide International de Cappelle la Grande) and 6 blitz events (including Blitz Mattheys 2025) recently.
Current rating
1879
Standard
Rpd1805·Blz1893
All-time high
1879
at best
Jun 2026 · age 37
Jun 2026 · age 37
Activity
59
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
59 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#53,450
#53,450 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2026
68th Belgian 35-40 player
at age 37 · rated 1879
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1879
at age 37
Jun 2026
8-month rising streak
+97 Elo
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 37
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 36
Jul 2025
Best 12-month gain (+149 Elo)
1674 → 1823
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+61
1818 → 1879
Tournaments
21
58 games
Score
33.5/ 5857.8%
28W11D19L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
16 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/3 | #11 | 1889 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/2 | #12 | 1991 | +7.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #9 | 2725 | +12.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #22 | 2591 | +8.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #41 | 2633 | +9.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #536 | 2568 | +8.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/4 | #49 | 1784 | -7.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/9 | #141 | 1819 | +1.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #11 | 2143 | +16.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/4 | #7 | 2008 | +23.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAxel Harutyunyan
🇧🇪BEL·2001
+3 −17 =2
22 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsArman SarkisianCM
🇧🇪BEL·2163
+2 −10 =1
13 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsNimrod Faybish
🇧🇪BEL·2141
+0 −10 =3
13 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsMohamed Mechkor
🇧🇪BEL·1808
+3 −8 =2
13 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsPhilippe Lombart
🇧🇪BEL·1830
+5 −4 =2
11 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Belgium
#796
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#39,283
in continent
World
#53,449
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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