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Meignen, Gaetan
🇧🇪FIDE 227560· Male· Belgium· Born in 1977
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Gaetan Meignen, a 49-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1762 — just 23 short of his peak of 1785 (Mar 2024, age 47). He has fluctuated between 1703 and 1767 over the past 2 years. 32 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Clubkampioenschap KGSRL 2025-2026 C-reeks Ronde 9, Oost-Vlaamse Interclub 2025-2026 - Afdeling 2 Ronde 8, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11. Also played 4 rapid (including KGSRL Herfstrapid 2025 Rondes 1-6) and 7 blitz events (including Zomerblitz KGSRL Speeldag 1) recently.
Current rating
1762
Standard
Rpd1779·Blz1774
All-time high
1785
−23 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 47
Mar 2024 · age 47
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#88,368
#88,368 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2024
100 career games
at age 47
Aug 2024
Best 12-month gain (+172 Elo)
1613 → 1785
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1785
at age 47 · −23 from today
Mar 2024
2022
Re-crossed 1600
at age 45
Dec 2022
97th Belgian 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1575
Apr 2022
Re-crossed 1600
at age 45
Jan 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+6
1756 → 1762
Tournaments
24
36 games
Score
18.5/ 3651.4%
17W5D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
top 10 of 17| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #5 | 2484 | +8.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #6 | 2477 | +8.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #393 | 2615 | +12.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1404 | 1037 | -7.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #5 | 1642 | -2.8 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Belgium
#1,390
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#63,349
in continent
World
#88,367
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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