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Vanden Bussche, Steven

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FIDEFIDE 228699· Male· Belgium· Born in 1997

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Steven Vanden Bussche, a 29-year-old Belgian Candidate Master, is rated 2066 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 14 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Brussels Open Winter 2026 Round 11, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 7. Also played 2 rapid (including 21st Memorial Rapid Tournament "Uros Dinic") and 1 blitz events (including Blitz_12-2025) recently. His peak of 2115 was reached at age 26 (Nov 2023).

Awarded CM in 2026 (age 29). At junior level, he reached #10, #13 and #16 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

2066

Standard

Rpd2025·Blz2028

All-time high

2115

−49 pts below
Nov 2023 · age 26

Activity

22

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 9%

#18,881 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

14 entries
2026
CM title awardedCM
at age 29
Jan 2026
2023
52nd Belgian 20-35 player
at age 26 · rated 2115
Nov 2023
Crossed 2100
at age 26
Nov 2023
All-time peak 2115
at age 26 · −49 from today
Nov 2023
2020
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2032 → returned at 2035
Apr 2020
2018
Best 12-month gain (+105 Elo)
1896 → 2001
Jun 2018

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Kamil Banas 2,194
40th European Club Cup (open) · Oct 2025 · +3.7 Elo
Evolution
+11
2055 → 2066
Tournaments
8
14 games
Score
8.5/ 1460.7%
7W3D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11
Team
Apr 20260/1#10451316-8.8
Brussels Open Winter 2026 Round 11
Open Swiss
Mar 20261/1#202278+1.6
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 7
Team
Feb 20261/1#952437+1.6
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 6
Team
Jan 20261/1#142808+8.4
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 5
Team
Dec 20251/1#3092745+6.8
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 4
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#5261975-2.4
40th European Club Cup (open)
Team
Oct 20253.5/7#2422098+7.8
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 1
Team
Sep 20250.5/1#6471899-4.2

Rankings

/
Belgium
#235
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#13,821
in continent
World
#18,881
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Belgium
1
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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2,408
8
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2,406
9
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10
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2,397
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235🇧🇪Vanden Bussche, Steven2,066
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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13821🇧🇪Vanden Bussche, Steven2,066
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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18881🇧🇪Vanden Bussche, Steven2,066