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Ruelens, Thierry

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FIDEFIDE 220493· Male· Belgium· Born in 1951

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Thierry Ruelens, a 75-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1537. He has held steady between 1500 and 1550 for 13 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Interclubs FEFB 2026 Ronde 1, and Open Veterans et Seniors plus - Cambrai 2025. Also played 1 rapid event (including ESF 2025 Rapid Mannschaftsturnier Erwachsene - Div. 2) recently. His peak of 1639 was reached at age 73 (Jun 2024).

Current rating

1537

Standard

Rpd1596·Blz1616

All-time high

1639

−102 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 73

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#170,436

#170,436 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

19 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+283 Elo)
1356 → 1639
Aug 2024
All-time peak 1639
at age 73 · −102 from today
Jun 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 73
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 73
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 73
Mar 2024
2022
66th Belgian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1374
Apr 2022

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Open Veterans et Seniors plus - Cambrai 2025
perf 1652 (+103) · 3/6 · #22
Top opponent
vs Dominique Ramu 1,645
Open Veterans et Seniors plus - Cambrai 2025 · Dec 2025 · +12.7 Elo
Evolution
-4
1541 → 1537
Tournaments
5
11 games
Score
3/ 1127.3%
3W0D8L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11
Team
Apr 20260/1#10641075-2.4
Interclubs FEFB 2026 Ronde 1
Team
Mar 20260/1#198742-10.2
Open Veterans et Seniors plus - Cambrai 2025
Open Swiss
Dec 20253/6#221652+19.6
Intercercles FEFB 2025 Ronde 4
Team
Jun 20250/1#184648-12.6
Intercercles FEFB 2025 Ronde 2
Team
May 20250/1#156—-6.4

Rankings

/
Belgium
#2,626
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#110,030
in continent
World
#170,404
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Belgium
1
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2
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3
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2,529
4
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2,456
5
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2,448
6
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2,423
7
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2,406
8
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2,402
9
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2,397
10
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2,391
...
2626🇧🇪Ruelens, Thierry1,537
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
110030🇧🇪Ruelens, Thierry1,537
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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170404🇧🇪Ruelens, Thierry1,537