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VJ
Verstraeten, Jan
🇧🇪FIDE 223646· Male· Belgium· Born in 1973
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Jan Verstraeten, a 53-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1951. He has fluctuated between 1930 and 1969 over the past 2 years. 15 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, and Ligakampioenschap Oost-Vlaanderen 2025-2026 1800 Plus Ronde 7. His peak of 1988 was reached at age 45 (Dec 2018).
Current rating
1951
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1894
All-time high
1988
−37 pts below
Dec 2018 · age 45
Dec 2018 · age 45
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#36,485
#36,485 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2025
38th Belgian 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 1969
Aug 2025
6-month rising streak
+39 Elo
May 2025
2023
34th Belgian 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1943
Oct 2023
2022
100 career games
at age 49
Jan 2022
2020
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1917 → returned at 1918
Apr 2020
2018
36th Belgian 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1988
Dec 2018
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-18
1969 → 1951
Tournaments
15
15 games
Score
8/ 1553.3%
6W4D5L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsKristof Vande Velde1,887·Ligakampioenschap Oost-Vlaanderen 2025-2026 1800 Plus Ronde 6·R1·+8.3
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
top 10 of 15| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #459 | 2729 | +9.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1280 | 1065 | -12.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #16 | 1178 | -9.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #543 | 2605 | +6.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #676 | 1926 | -0.6 |
Rankings
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Belgium
#511
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#26,962
in continent
World
#36,485
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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