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Verstraeten, Rein
IM🇧🇪FIDE 223654· Male· Belgium· Born in 1995
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Rein Verstraeten, a 31-year-old Belgian International Master, is rated 2337 and ranked 26th among Belgian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2300 and 2350 for 13 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈45/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9. His peak of 2414 was reached at age 25 (Jan 2020); he also reached Belgian #14 in Aug 2022.
Awarded IM in 2020 (age 25) and FM in 2013 (age 18). At junior level, he reached #2, #1, #2 and #3 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2337
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2414
−77 pts below
Jan 2020 · age 25
Jan 2020 · age 25
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#26
#26 · Belgian players · of 2,977
Career timeline
22 entries2022
Peak Belgian rank: #14
at age 27 · rated 2396
Aug 2022
2020
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2391 → returned at 2387
Sep 2020
IM title awardedIM
at age 25 · 90th FIDE Congress 2019
Mar 2020
Crossed 2400
at age 25
Jan 2020
All-time peak 2414
at age 25 · −77 from today
Jan 2020
K-factor lowered to 10
at age 25
Jan 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-10
2347 → 2337
Tournaments
10
10 games
Score
4/ 1040.0%
2W4D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #1102 | 1565 | -4.7 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #429 | 3170 | +5.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1412 | 1581 | -4.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #59 | 2900 | +2.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #595 | 2268 | -1.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #744 | 2470 | +1.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #833 | 2227 | -1.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #1545 | 1777 | -2.1 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #1131 | 1728 | -2.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #546 | 2189 | -2.1 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#26
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#1,963
in continent
World
#3,008
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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