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Vande Velde, Kristof

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FIDEFIDE 222720· Male· Belgium· Born in 1983

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Kristof Vande Velde, a 43-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1832. He has slipped back 55 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include V Open Chess Menorca B 2026, Ligakampioenschap Oost-Vlaanderen 2025-2026 1800 Plus Ronde 7, and Ligakampioenschap Oost-Vlaanderen 2025-2026 1800 Plus Ronde 6. Also played 1 rapid (including 18th Memorial Jose & Hilda Tonoli 2025 - Belgian Rapid Championship 2025) and 4 blitz events (including Zomerblitz KGSRL Speeldag 4) recently. He took a 115-month break between Dec 2015 and Aug 2025. His peak of 1887 was reached at age 41 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1832

Standard

Rpd1860·Blz1721

All-time high

1887

55 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 41

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#66,617

#66,617 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

8 entries
2026
55th Belgian 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 1887
Feb 2026
2024
All-time peak 1887
at age 41 · −55 from today
Mar 2024
2015
Inactive for 115 months
paused at 1812 → returned at 1882
Dec 2015
2013
K-factor lowered to 15
at age 30
Apr 2013
2011
Crossed 1800
at age 28
May 2011
Crossed 1600
at age 28
May 2011

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
41. Internationales Boeblinger Open B
perf 2087 (+200) · 6.5/8 · #22
Top opponent
vs Rody Straat 2,025
Evolution
-55
18871832
Tournaments
8
31 games
Score
16/ 3151.6%
12W8D11L

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Open Swiss
Apr 20265/8#711745-43.4
Swiss
Mar 20260.5/1#101752-4.0
Swiss
Feb 20260/1#141142-8.4
Open Swiss
Dec 20256.5/8#222087+23.6
Swiss
Nov 20250/1#121298-4.2
Swiss
Oct 20250/1#131189-6.8
Swiss
Sep 20250/1#121168-7.6
Open Swiss
Jul 20254/7#2441952-4.8
Worst Elo result: V Open Chess Menorca B 2026 (-43.4 Elo, finished #71).

Rankings

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Belgium
#1,014
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#48,565
in continent
World
#66,616
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Belgium
1
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2
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2,554
3
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2,529
4
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2,471
5
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2,442
6
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2,413
7
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2,408
8
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2,406
9
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2,402
10
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2,397
...
1014🇧🇪Vande Velde, Kristof1,832
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
...
48565🇧🇪Vande Velde, Kristof1,832
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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66616🇧🇪Vande Velde, Kristof1,832