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Vanden Abeele, Xavier
🇧🇪FIDE 222798· Male· Belgium· Born in 1973
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Xavier Vanden Abeele, a 53-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1800 — just 22 short of his peak of 1822 (Mar 2024, age 51). He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 8, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 7. Also played 1 rapid (including Rapid 1 op het 40ste Internationaal Open van Geraardsbergen 2025) and 1 blitz events (including West-Vlaams Blitzkampioenschap 2026) recently.
Current rating
1800
Standard
Rpd1846·Blz1765
All-time high
1822
−22 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 51
Mar 2024 · age 51
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#76,376
#76,376 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 53
Apr 2026
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 51
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1822
at age 51 · −22 from today
Mar 2024
2022
84th Belgian 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 1764
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1783 → returned at 1769
Apr 2020
2019
Re-crossed 1800
at age 46
Jan 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-4
1804 → 1800
Tournaments
5
5 games
Score
2.5/ 550.0%
1W3D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #691 | 1929 | +3.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #270 | 2253 | +2.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #677 | 1742 | -1.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #1466 | 1024 | -9.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #604 | 1844 | +1.0 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#1,175
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#55,289
in continent
World
#76,375
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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