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Verbrugghe, Patrick
🇧🇪FIDE 223301· Male· Belgium· Born in 1965
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Patrick Verbrugghe, a 61-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1761 — just 20 short of his peak of 1781 (Apr 2024, age 59). He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 17 months (2016–2017), 46 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2024–2025). Recent appearances: Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11 and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 5.
Current rating
1761
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1781
−20 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 59
Apr 2024 · age 59
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#88,842
#88,842 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+154 Elo)
1627 → 1781
Jan 2025
2024
All-time peak 1781
at age 59 · −20 from today
Apr 2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1781 → returned at 1772
Apr 2024
2020
Inactive for 46 months
paused at 1634 → returned at 1627
Feb 2020
2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 53
Mar 2018
2016
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1683 → returned at 1660
May 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-11
1772 → 1761
Tournaments
2
3 games
Score
0/ 30.0%
1W0D2L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #944 | 1004 | -9.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #1410 | 1514 | -1.6 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#1,395
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#63,689
in continent
World
#88,840
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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