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Tytgat, Karel

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FIDEFIDE 221465· Male· Belgium· Born in 1956

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Karel Tytgat, a 70-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1779. He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 15 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 6, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 4, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 2. Also played 1 blitz event (including West-Vlaams Blitzkampioenschap 2026) recently. His peak of 1860 was reached at age 58 (Jan 2014).

Current rating

1779

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1712

All-time high

1860

−81 pts below
Jan 2014 · age 58

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#82,873

#82,873 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

12 entries
2025
100 career games
at age 69
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+136 Elo)
1669 → 1805
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 68
Mar 2024
2022
68th Belgian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1670
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1666 → returned at 1659
Mar 2020
2015
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 59
Sep 2015

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Cocoon 2025 Seniors
perf 1957 (+165) · 3.5/6 · #23
Top opponent
vs Wim Versporten 2,042
Cocoon 2025 Seniors · Sep 2025 · +6.2 Elo
Evolution
-15
1794 → 1779
Tournaments
5
16 games
Score
6.5/ 1640.6%
2W9D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsGerhard Schubert1,962·Cocoon 2025 Seniors·R2·+14.5
2.[W]vsRobert Demeuter1,732·Cocoon 2025 Seniors·R5·+8.3
3.[D]vsWim Versporten2,042·Cocoon 2025 Seniors·R1·+6.2
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsOswald De Winne1,623·Brugse Meesters 2025 Seniors·R7·-14.0
2.[L]vsRetze Faber1,830·Brugse Meesters 2025 Seniors·R5·-8.3
3.[L]vsDag Wyntin1,882·Cocoon 2025 Seniors·R4·-7.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 6
Team
Jan 20260.5/1#8601433-7.8
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 4
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#8791771-0.4
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 2
Team
Oct 20250.5/1#7351621-4.6
Cocoon 2025 Seniors
Open Swiss
Sep 20253.5/6#231957+19.6
Brugse Meesters 2025 Seniors
Open Swiss
Aug 20251.5/6#391658-21.6
Worst Elo result: Brugse Meesters 2025 Seniors (-21.6 Elo, finished #39).

Rankings

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Belgium
#1,284
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#59,662
in continent
World
#82,872
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Europe
1
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5
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7
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8
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59662🇧🇪Tytgat, Karel1,779
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2
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7
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9
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