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Verellen, Jef
🇧🇪FIDE 223360· Male· Belgium· Born in 1979
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Jef Verellen, a 47-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1855 — just 22 short of his peak of 1877 (Nov 2024, age 45). He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and took a 17-month break between May 2012 and Nov 2013. Recent standard appearances include Zilveren Toren 2026 Reeks 1 Ronde 8, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 8, and Zilveren Toren 2026 Reeks 2 Ronde 4. Also played 1 rapid event (including 29. Echternacher Open) recently.
Current rating
1855
Standard
Rpd1851·Blz—
All-time high
1877
−22 pts below
Nov 2024 · age 45
Nov 2024 · age 45
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#60,012
#60,012 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2025
64th Belgian 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1865
Nov 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+131 Elo)
1746 → 1877
Nov 2024
All-time peak 1877
at age 45 · −22 from today
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 45
Mar 2024
2022
58th Belgian 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 1787
Apr 2022
2019
66th Belgian 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 1795
Sep 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-10
1865 → 1855
Tournaments
5
7 games
Score
2.5/ 735.7%
3W3D1L
Top 1 win
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #49 | 1216 | -6.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #576 | 1708 | -4.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #10 | 2652 | +10.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #852 | 1626 | -5.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #914 | 1722 | -3.8 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#911
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#43,941
in continent
World
#60,011
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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