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Philipsen, Mathias
FM🇧🇪FIDE 219835· Male· Belgium· Born in 1992
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Mathias Philipsen, a 34-year-old Belgian FIDE Master, is rated 2260 and sitting in the top 2% of Belgian players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2231 and 2319 over the past 2 years. 29 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 78ste Limburgse Interclubs 2025-2026 Ronde 9, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10. Also played 1 rapid event (including Rokade Rapid Chess 2026) recently. His peak of 2319 was reached at age 33 (Dec 2025, Belgian #29 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2025 (age 33). At junior level, he reached #14 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2260
Standard
Rpd2220·Blz2184
All-time high
2319
−59 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 33
Dec 2025 · age 33
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#55 · Belgian players · of 2,958
Career timeline
15 entries2025
Peak Belgian rank: #29
at age 33 · rated 2319
Dec 2025
All-time peak 2319
at age 33 · −59 from today
Dec 2025
FM title awardedFM
at age 33
Aug 2025
Crossed 2300
at age 33
Aug 2025
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2250 → returned at 2252
Apr 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2200
at age 27
Apr 2019
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-25
2285 → 2260
Tournaments
22
29 games
Score
18/ 2962.1%
13W10D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
19 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #41 | 2244 | -0.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #748 | 2414 | +4.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #909 | 2340 | +1.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #44 | 1431 | -12.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #96 | 1145 | -17.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #875 | 2400 | +2.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #16 | 2816 | +3.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #47 | 1924 | -8.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1172 | 1664 | -5.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #27 | 2267 | -1.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKris Theunissen
🇧🇪BEL·2037
+2 −0 =4
6 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsRoy Schoemans
🇧🇪BEL·2201
+0 −3 =3
6 games·last met Nov 2023
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vsMarc Stuer
🇧🇪BEL·2017
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsRoel GoossensFM
🇧🇪BEL·2377
+0 −2 =3
5 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsStephane HautotIM
🇧🇪BEL·2340
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met Sep 2024
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Rankings
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Belgium
#55
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#3,696
in continent
World
#5,437
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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