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HH
Herzfeld, Henry
🇧🇪FIDE 227013· Male· Belgium· Born in 1952
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Henry Herzfeld, a 74-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1852 — just 3 short of his peak of 1855 (Mar 2024, age 72). He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and took a 44-month break between Jan 2022 and Oct 2025. Recent standard appearances include Brussels Open Fall 2025 Rounds 5-6, Brussels Open Fall 2025 Round 4, and Brussels Open Fall 2025 Rounds 1-3.
Current rating
1852
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1855
−3 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 72
Mar 2024 · age 72
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#60,858
#60,858 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2025
30th Belgian 70-75 player
at age 73 · rated 1855
Oct 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 72
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1855
at age 72 · −3 from today
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 44 months
paused at 1759 → returned at 1855
Jan 2022
2020
44th Belgian 65-70 player
at age 68 · rated 1752
Oct 2020
Crossed 1600
at age 68
Jan 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-3
1855 → 1852
Tournaments
3
6 games
Score
2/ 633.3%
3W0D3L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #74 | 1319 | -7.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #15 | 2279 | +4.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/3 | #57 | 1860 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#926
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#44,534
in continent
World
#60,857
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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