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Vande Velde, Kristof
🇧🇪FIDE 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
Mar 2024 · age 41
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#66,617
#66,617 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
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
Evolution
-55
1887 → 1832
Tournaments
8
31 games
Score
16/ 3151.6%
12W8D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/8 | #71 | 1745 | -43.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #10 | 1752 | -4.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #14 | 1142 | -8.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6.5/8 | #22 | 2087 | +23.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #12 | 1298 | -4.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #13 | 1189 | -6.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #12 | 1168 | -7.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/7 | #244 | 1952 | -4.8 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#1,014
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#48,565
in continent
World
#66,616
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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